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Eight New Druid Forms are Now Available - Raven Flight Form, Runestag Travel Form and More

Scribes and Druids can now hunt down the means of learning new seven new Glyphs and eight new Forms.

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All Legacy Legendary Effects Disabled in Legion Timewalking Mage Tower

In a hotfix on Friday, new spells and effects were added to the ban list for the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower. This bans all legacy Legendary weapon effects from activating inside the Mage Tower.

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss the Recent Ion Interview and the Community Council

This week, Dratnos and Tettles discuss the recent Ion Interview and the announcement about the WoW Community Council.

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New Conquest PvP Weapons and Transmogs Added in Patch 9.1.5

In Patch 9.1.5, new conquest PvP weapons have been added with different secondary stats, and these weapons also come with new transmogs!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 201 - Patch 9.1.5 and the Economy

For the latest economy article, Samadan highlights relevant gold-making updates in Patch 9.1.5!

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Thundering Serpent Hatchling Now Available on the Black Market Auction House

The Thundering Serpent Hatchling, a pet that has been unobtainable since WoD, has been added to the BMAH with Patch 9.1.5.

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Diablo Immortal Closed Crusader Armor Sets

With Diablo Immortal entering Closed Beta, we're continuing our preview of the game with the Crusader Armor sets!

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World of Warcraft Weapon Art by Dragumagu

Dragumagu, the freelance pixel artist from Brazil has finished another project showcasing famous weapons throughout World of Warcraft history, from Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers to Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker!

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Patch 9.1.5 Pet Battle Roundup - Experience Changes & Removed New Pet

Patch 9.1.5 brings with it some unexpected changes to battle pets and the way they gain experience, as well as adding one new pet, which has now been removed.

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Sanctum of Domination Clear Required for Desmotaeron Teleporter

Blizzard has published a support article about the missing Desmotaeron animaflow teleporter, revealing that the teleport is only available to characters that have killed all 10 bosses in Sanctum of Domination.

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Rextroy Insane Farm: Archivist's Codex Reputation 10k Per Hour!

Rextroy has figured out a way to farm Archivist's Codex Reputation and Epic drops at a crazy rate. Check this out!

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Sanctum of Domination Clear Required for Desmotaeron Teleporter

Blizzard has published a support article about the missing Desmotaeron animaflow teleporter, revealing that the teleport is only available to characters that have killed all 10 bosses in Sanctum of Domination. The Teleporter location becomes account-wide once you earn the achievement at least once!

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Warlords of Draenor Garrison Missions Now Available on the WoW Mobile App

A patch 9.1.5 change which avoided notice by many players added Warlords of Draenor garrison missions to the World of Warcraft mobile device app allowing players to remotely manage followers and dispatch WoD missions.

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More WoW Classic Season of Mastery Name Reservation Details

Blizzard has shared more details on reserving your name for WoW Classic Season of Mastery, including the initial realms for name reservations.

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Upcoming Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep Raid Nerfs for TBC Classic

Blizzard has announced Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep raid nerfs for TBC Classic on the next weekly reset.

Activision Blizzard to Raise Pay and Holiday Time Off For Temporary Employees

Based on what appears to be internal emails being circulated by employees, Activision Blizzard will be raising pay and granting additional holiday time off for temporary contract workers.

New Blue Murloc Battle Pet - Rescue Gurgl from the Violetsail Pirates in Eye of Azshara

A new murloc pet questline has been discovered in Legion Dalaran! Breanni sends you on a mission to uncover pet-stealing pirates, and helping her out will give you the new blue murloc pet Gurgl!

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Blizzard No Longer Nerfing SSC and TK on the Weekly Reset

Blizzard has announced that they are no longer nerfing SSC and TK on the Weekly Reset.

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Community Spotlight: the 'Azerothian Tarot' Project - Major Arcana Based on World of Warcraft Deities

Artist Fredus-Rex has created a tarot trump deck based on Azerothian deities, along with a write up for each card and its symbology.

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel - Patch 9.2 PTR is Imminent? Cross-Faction Raiding Coming?

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss Patch 9.2 and the VentureBeat Interview with Ion Hazzikostas as well as the latest World of Warcraft news.

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Breakpoints for Obtaining Elite PvP Pieces Update - Final Pieces Back to 1800

During the first week of Patch 9.1.5, Blizzard has partially reverted their Elite PvP set breakpoints datamined last week. This update moves the pieces that required 1950 back to 1600 and 1800, meaning you unlock the full set upon reaching 1800 once more.

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Diablo Immortal Closed Beta Wizard Armor Sets

With Diablo Immortal entering Closed Beta, we're continuing our preview of the game with the Wizard Armor sets!

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Wowhead Weekly #284 - Patch 9.2 Vendor Build Hints, Quarter 3 Earnings Call

For Wowhead Weekly #284, Annie and Perc discuss recent news like the Patch 9.2 vendor build and Quarter 3 Earnings Call.

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Upcoming Free Character Transfers for Burning Crusade Classic Realms

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post announcing that free character transfers will become available for Burning Crusade Classic realms. The free transfers will be from low population realms to high population realms within the same region.

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November 9th Hotfixes - Sylvanas Windrunner Fixes

Fixed a rare issue which could cause Sylvanas to cast Wailing Arrow after casting Raze before returning to the fight arena.

Adjustments to Herbalism and Elemental Crafting Materials Now Active on Season of Mastery Beta

Several days ago, Blizzard announced upcoming changes to make high-end crafting materials such as Black Lotus available more frequently in Season of Mastery. These proposed changes are now active for players to test on the Season of Mastery beta.

Burning Crusade Classic Hotfixes for November 9th - Tempest Keep Dungeons Require Expert Riding

As part of Burning Crusade Classic hotfixes for November 9th, Expert Riding is now required to enter the Tempest Keep dungeons.

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Community Spotlight: Fan Builds Life-Sized Mechanostrider

A fan metalworker has created a life-sized Mechanostrider. This is most certainly one of those things you didn't know you needed 'til you saw it!

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Fan Sculpted World of Warcraft Inspired Orc Miniatures

Miniatures sculptor, TytanTroll, has created a gorgeous set of WoW inspired orcs.

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Wishlist by Dratnos and Tettles

Last week, the WoW Vendor CDN was updated to Patch 9.2, signifying that that 9.2 PTR could be launching soon. In this article, Dratnos and Tettles discuss their wishlist for Patch 9.2!

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Developer Preview Video on Thursday, November 11th

Blizzard has announced that the next Shadowlands Content update will be announced in a developer preview video on Thursday, November 11th.

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Season of Mastery Spellbatching Removed & Battleground Clarifications

Blizzard has shared two Blue Posts clearing up some confusion regarding Spell Batching and Battleground same-faction queues.

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Increased Attack Speed Operating Differently in Diablo II: Resurrected

Increased Attack Speed caps appear to be extended or removed in Diablo II: Resurrected. Is this working as intended?

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The Mysterious Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Rune Teaser and Sepulcher of the First Ones

Earlier today, Blizzard revealed a mysterious teaser image for Shadowlands Patch 9.2, featuring several runes. Warcraft narrative lead Steve Danuser tweeted a quote from a book found in Tazavesh, providing more context on the image and referencing the Sepulcher of the First Ones.

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Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5 Hotfixes for November 10, 2021 - Upgrading Items Bug Fix

Blizzard has announced hotfixes for today which fixes rated PvP item that were acquired in Great Vault and another bug which prevent certain items from being upgraded.

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Classic Era & Season of Mastery Auto-dismount

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post explaining that auto-dismount will be added to Classic Era and Season of Mastery in the most recent Patch 1.14 update. Blizzard also included some CVar Scripts to disable this, if you like the original dismount configuration.

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Analysis of Shadowlands DPS in Mythic Sanctum of Domination - Patch 9.1.5 Release Week

Today we will take a look at the DPS balance in Sanctum of Domination, based on data from the Patch 9.1.5 release week. For this analysis we will use data provided by Warcraft Logs Mythic Sanctum of Domination statistics.

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Diablo II: Resurrected Vinyl Soundtrack Available At Blizzard Shop

Blizzard has added a bunch of new merchandise items to the Blizzard Gear Store, including a fully remastered 2LP vinyl version of the Diablo II soundtrack.

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Additional 9.1.5 Soulshape Sources Discovered - Timewalking, Pet Battle World Quests

Many new Soulshapes were released with Patch 9.1.5, but as of the time of our first highlight post, a couple Soulshape forms did not have their sources discovered. These previously undiscovered Soulshapes have been found, and we detail their locations on this post!

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Eternity's End - World of Warcraft Development Update

In the latest Blizzard Development Update, we've gotten our first look at Patch 9.2: Eternity's End.

Tier Sets Coming in Patch 9.2 - Progenitor Tier

During today's livestream Blizzard revealed that Patch 9.2 will mark the return of Tier sets with Progenitor Tier

New Zone in Patch 9.2 - Zereth Mortis

During today's livestream Blizzard revealed that Patch 9.2 will reveal a new zone: Zereth Mortis, the workshop of the First Ones!

Sepulchar of the First Ones May be the Final Raid Tier of Shadowlands in Patch 9.2

In patch 9.2, players will face Dreadlords, Anduin, and the Jailer in the Sepulchar of the First Ones, which is heavily implied to be the final raid tier of Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Is Final Major Story Patch of Shadowlands

In an interview with Gamerant, Blizzard revealed that Eternity's End is the final story arc of Shadowlands. A separate interview with Inven confirmed that Season 3 was the final season of Shadowlands.

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid is Time Gated - Face 8 Bosses Including Anduin in the First Week

In a translated Korean interview with Steve Danuser and Morgan Day, we've learned that players will only be able to face 8 of the 11 Sepulcher of the First Ones raid bosses in the first week, culminating in a battle against Anduin.

Equip Two Legendaries at a Time in Patch 9.2 - Account-Wide Unlock from New Zone

In an interview with Nga, Executive Producer John Hight confirms that the ability to equip two Legendaries is coming in Patch 9.2, with hints that Legendaries can be obtained outside of Torghast. The ability to equip two legendaries needs to be unlocked from the new Zone, but the unlock seems to be account-wide.

New Level 60 Character Boost Announced

With the announcement of Patch 9.2, Eternity's End, Blizzard has also announced a level 60 Character Boost!

Solo Queue: Solo Shuffle PvP Brawl Coming to Shadowlands Eternity's End Patch 9.2

In an interview with Morgan Day on GramerBraves, Lead Game Designer on World of Warcraft, it was announced that Solo Queue is finally coming to World of Warcraft. Solo Queue has been a community request for many years within the PvP community and Blizzard is finally looking to implement the feature as a PvP Brawl.

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Double Legendary Restrictions (Covenant Legendary + One) & Torghast No Longer Required

In a Millenium interview with Ion Hazzikostas, he revealed that players will be able to equip their Covenant Legendary plus any other legendary at the same time. In addition, the new Legendary Currency no longer comes from Torghast, but from Zereth Mortis instead.

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Acquire Tier Sets from Raid, PvP, and Mythic+ in Patch 9.2 - Bad Luck Protection with New Currency

With the announcement of Tier Sets for 9.2, Blizzard has also confirmed in an interview to GamerBraves and Inven that Tier sets will be obtainable in PvP and Mythic+ as well.

Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Unlock Schedule - Encounter Anduin Week One, Zovaal Starting Week Two

Blizzard has confirmed that only 8 Sepulcher of the First Ones raid bosses will be available on the first week of Normal and Heroic. Ion Hazzikostas adds that it is intended race guilds not be able to practice the final three fights before Mythic week.

Name Reservation for EU Realms Now Open for Season of Mastery

Blizzard has opened up Name Reservations for EU Realms on Classic Season of Mastery. NA Realms will have Name Reservation open up at 6 PM PST, later today.

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Is Sylvanas in Sepulcher of the First Ones? Possible Teaser from Patch 9.2 Preview

Does Sylvanas join us in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid? Glimpses of the raid from the Eternity's End preview suggest it may be possible, as a mysterious elf is present.

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No New Renown Levels in Patch 9.2 - Cypher of the First Ones to Replace It

In an interview with French Website Millenium, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed that there will be no new Renown levels coming with Patch 9.2 Eternity's End. In the new patch, the progression equivalent to Renown will be done via the Cypher of the First Ones.

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GameRant Lore Interview on Patch 9.2: Where Will the Story Go Next? Sylvanas, Anduin, Tyrande, Uther

GameRant has posted details of an interview with Steve Danuser and Morgan Day about the Shadowlands story and where it is going.

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New Mounts and Pets from Patch 9.2 Announcement Video

New mounts and pets have been found in the recent Shadowlands - Eternity's End announcement video!

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Patch 9.2 Will Continue to Update Outdated References in World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight confirmed that Blizzard developers will continue their effort to update parts of the game which are considered outdated and inconsistent with their values throughout Patch 9.2 development.

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No Plans to Update Soulbinds in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End

Blizzard have clarified that there are no plans to update Soulbinds in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End.

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Shadowlands Eternity's End Patch 9.2 Press Kit and Wallpapers

Blizzard has shared a new Press Kit for Shadowlands Eternity's End Patch 9.2, featuring screenshots of new Class Tier sets, enemies, artwork of zones, mobile wallpapers, and desktop wallpapers.

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Name Reservation for NA Realms Now Open for Season of Mastery

Blizzard has opened up Name Reservations for NA Realms on Classic Season of Mastery. Classic Season of Mastery launches on November 16, 2021.

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November 11th Hotfixes - Encyclopedia of Sinstone Fragment Recovery No Longer Requires Exalted on Alts

The Encyclopedia of Sinstone Fragment Recovery bind-on-account item now only requires Exalted with The Avowed to purchase it, but it can be used on alternate characters at lower reputation levels.

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Rextroy Explains: How Gearing in 9.1 Can Actually Make You Weaker

Rextroy checks out how gear scaling works in 9.1 and explains why you may see lower damage in PvP even with more gear.

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Why Do Zereth Mortis in Patch 9.2? - Endgame PvE Rewards for Character Power

The new zone Zereth Mortis in Patch 9.2 has the Cyphers of the First Ones progression system, which has seven stages of content unlocks including new World Quests and daily quests. By participating in this content, you unlock the ability to equip two Legendaries and unlock the ability to craft tier sets!

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WoW 17 Year Anniversary Celebration Starts on November 15 - Doomwalker World Boss

Blizzard has announced the details for the upcoming 17 year Anniversary Celebration! New additions include a Timewalking version of the Burning Crusade World Boss Doomwalker and rewards including a new mount, the Illidari Dragonhawk!

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Wowhead Client Now Supports Classic Season of Mastery

We're very happy to announce Wowhead's Client now supports Season of Mastery, allowing players to upload data to improve the accuracy on our Classic Database Pages.

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Development Notes for Season of Mastery Beta

Blizzard added more information to the Development Notes Forum thread regarding WoW Classic Season of Mastery Beta. This Development note touches on the new Spell ID for Diamond Flask, which removes the benefit of Bonus Healing from gear.

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Community Spotlight: Full Motion Videos Walks Through the Creepiest Quest in World of Warcraft

Full Motion Videos, a lore and sundries You Tube channel, has created a fantastic walkthrough of a truly creepy Classic questline just in time for All Hallows Eve.

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Activision Blizzard Confirms Improved Benefits for Temporary Employees, Shares Veteran's Day Note

Activision Blizzard Chief People Officer Julie Hodges confirmed the improved benefits for temporary contract workers reported on earlier this week, while Chief Administrative Officer Brian Bulatao shared a Veteran's Day note to employees.

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Ion Hazzikostas on World of Warcraft's In-Game Storytelling

In an interview with Millenium, Ion Hazzikostas spoke a little about World of Warcraft's storytelling, and how they've changed their approach to make sure the most important story moments can always be experienced directly in the game.

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On This Day: Patch 2.3, Wrath of the Lich King, and Warlords of Draenor Launched on November 13, 2007, 2008, and 2014

This date saw the beginnings of The Gods of Zul'Aman, Wrath of the Lich King, and Warlords of Draenor. Join us as we remember these chapters in the WoW universe!

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Tips and Tricks to Complete Raging, Volcanic and Fortified Mythic+ Dungeons

We've compiled some tips and tricks to help you complete Mythic+ dungeons this week, with the affixes being Raging, Volcanic and Fortified!

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss 9.2 Gearing - Tier Sets, Double Legendary, Raid Staggering

This week, Dratnos and Tettles dive into some of the changes coming with Patch 9.2 and some predictions about how it's going to affect the gearing process.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 202 - Goldmaking Potential in Legion Timewalking

The latest economy article with SamandaPlaysWoW discusses some items that could be good for gold making with Legion Timewalking!

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The End of Ajour - Overwolf Announces New API Roadmap to Restrict Third-Party Addon Managers

The addon manager Ajour will no longer be maintained, citing a new API roadmap from Overwolf-Curseforge which will restrict addon authors from profiting from third-party downloads and pressure them into restricting access to their addons altogether.

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Doomwalker World Boss Info - Level 30 For Chance at Mount, Toy, Transmog

As the WoW 17th Anniversary event starts for Asian servers, players have been able to learn more about the new mount, Illidari Doomhawk and other drops from the "new" World Boss Doomwalker in Tanaris.

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Flying Confirmed Unlockable on Zerith Mortis in Patch 9.2

Flying will be available to unlock in the Patch 9.2 Shadowlands zone Zereth Mortis, as confirmed by Sara Wons in an interview with Millenium.

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WoW's 17th Anniversary Event Guide

WoW's 17th anniversary is now live, running from November 15th through December 6th, and you can read up on what's new and rewards from past years in our guide.

Classic Season of Mastery Official List of Changes

Blizzard has shared a Blog Post detailing every change made to Classic for Season of Mastery, similar to patch notes. There have been many Development Notes Blue Posts shared during the Season of Mastery Beta, so having a detailed list of all the changes is quite helpful. Classic Season of Mastery launches on November 16, 2021.

Burning Crusade Classic Raid Adjustments Discussion

Blizzard shared a Blue Post explaining that they will not be making any changes to the Kael'thas or Lady Vashj encounters in the upcoming week. Blizzard previously said they would be nerfing the content before quickly changing their mind. As of right now, Blizzard is paying close attention to player feedback on this issue before making any changes to the current raids.

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Korrak's Revenge Fixes Incoming - Quest Completion Glitches

Blizzard released a blue post talking about quest completion glitches in Korrak's Revenge, mentioning these are being fixed as soon as possible.

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The Soul of Azeroth? Blizzard Email Hints at 9.2 Story Still To Be Revealed

An email from Blizzard promoting Eternity's End, World of Warcraft's 9.2 patch, has an interesting line that may hint at story that takes us closer to home than we might have expected. "The soul of Azeroth" depends on us.

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Best in Slot Gear Guides for Classic Season of Mastery Pre-Raid and Phase 1

Wowhead's Best in Slot Gear Guides for WoW Classic Season of Mastery are now live, featuring lists of items that are valuable for Pre-Raid and Phase 1 Raid Best in Slot. Many changes are coming to WoW Classic in Season of Mastery, such as Dire Maul, Dungeon 0.5 Quest chain, PvP Honor System, and late game Reputation vendors all in Phase 1. Season of Mastery Best in Slot Gear Guides will look quite different than previous Classic BiS lists.

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Doomwalker World Boss Info - Level 30 For Chance at Mount, Toy, Transmog

As the WoW 17th Anniversary event starts for Asian servers, players have been able to learn more about the new mount, Illidari Doomhawk and other drops from the "new" World Boss Doomwalker in Tanaris. Edit: Doomwalker confirmed daily lockout.

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November 15th Hotfixes - Death Chakram, Fatal Flaw, & Tormentors of Torghast

Blizzard has updated their Shadowlands hotfix blog to address a handful of minor bugs with the Tormentors of Torghast rotation, as well as fixing various class abilities including Death Chakram bouncing and Fatal Flaw not granting Critical Strike.

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Patch 9.2 Announcement, Discussion, Opinions, and Speculation

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," discussion and speculation on the Patch 9.2 announcement, the new raid, and more.

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Community Spotlight: Fan Designed Class Skins and Lore for Class Depth

Keyboardturn and TheLostCodex have once again collaborated on some class skin ideas. This time it's skins to change the look and feel of your class!

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Great Push Season 2 - Complete Both Proving Grounds Dungeons at +15 for Tormented MDI Banner

Blizzard has revealed that all you need to do to receive the unique Tormented MDI Banner is enter the Proving Grounds and time both dungeons at a +15 keystone.

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Systems Roundup - Everything We Know So Far About Tier Gear, Legendaries and Class Changes

Patch 9.2 Eternity's End was revealed last week and with it, we got our first look at some of the new and changes to systems coming in Patch 9.2. As much of the information was scattered across multiple interviews and languages, we're summarizing everything systems-related in one location.

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Patch 9.2 Developer Preview: Solo Shuffle - Solo Arena Queue PvP Brawl

Blizzard released a post previewing the new PvP Brawl coming in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End: Solo Shuffle, a PvP brawl meant to serve as experimenting with solo queueing for arena matches!

New Arenas Coming in Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Maldraxxus Coliseum and Enigma Arena

Blizzard has announced that two new Arenas are coming in Patch 9.2, the Maldraxxus Coliseum and the Enigma Arena.

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The Wall Street Journal Report on Jen Oneal's Departure from Activision Blizzard and Bobby Kotick Ignoring Harassment Allegations

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is under fire again, but rather than the now somewhat common complaints regarding his compensation, a scathing article by the Wall Street Journal asserts that the long-time executive has been deeply involved with many reports of sexual harassment and discrimination infecting the once well respected video game publisher.

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ABK Workers Alliance Staging A Walkout In Protest of Bobby Kotick

The ABK Workers' Alliance, ABetterABK, has announced a Walkout in protest of Bobby Kotick, calling for community support. This comes shortly after the Wall Street Journal published a story alleging Activision CEO Bobby Kotick knew far more about the sexual harassment at Blizzard than he claims.

Illidari Doomhawk and Doomwalker Trophy Stand Drop Rate Increased to 100% - 17th Anniversary Drop

Blizzard has hotfixed the Illidari Doomhawk Mount and Doomwalker Trophy Stand toy drops from the 17th Anniversary World Boss to be guaranteed.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Responds to the Wall Street Journal

Following a scathing report by The Wall Street Journal, CEO Bobby Kotick shared a video message employees which reiterated the company's new zero tolerance policy and reiterated his conviction to creating the most welcoming and inclusive workplace.

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Activision Blizzard Board of Directors Issues Statement of Support for Bobby Kotick

The Activision Blizzard Board of Directors has released a short statement in support of CEO Bobby Kotick, highlighting the reforms outlined so far and expressing continued confidence in his leadership.

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Wowhead Weekly #285 - Patch 9.2 Preview, ABK Walkout

For Wowhead Weekly #285, Annie and Perc discuss recent news like the Patch 9.2 preview and the shocking Wall Street Journal report, resulting in an ABK Walkout in protest of Bobby Kotick.

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WoW Classic Season of Mastery Tier List for Phase 1

With the WoW Classic Season of Mastery launch taking place later today, we've prepared a Tier List for Phase 1, featuring DPS, Healing, and Tank tier lists. Because Season of Mastery is a completely new experience for WoW Classic, the information gathered for this article covers player uploaded data on Warcraft Logs from the Season of Mastery Beta.

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WoW Classic Season of Mastery is Now Live!

Blizzard has just launched WoW Classic Season of Mastery! Now live in all regions globally. To help prepare players for the new Season of Mastery, we've prepared some Best in Slot Guides, updates to Boss guides, and profession guides.

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November 16th Hotfixes - Rogue Legendaries & Highmountain Tauren Necklace Customization

Blizzard has updated the Shadowlands hotfix blog to account for the 17th anniversary drop changes, as well as address issues with the Rogue legendary power Deathly Shadows and Invigorating Shadowdust. Additionally, female Highmountain Tauren characters will now be able to change necklace customizations in the barbershop.

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Free Character Transfers Coming to Burning Crusade Classic on NA Servers

Blizzard has announced that free character transfers are coming to Burning Crusade Classic on NA servers tomorrow.

Free Character Transfers Coming to Burning Crusade Classic on EU Servers

Blizzard has announced that free character transfers are coming to Burning Crusade Classic on EU servers today.

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Female Highmountain Tauren Necklace Customization Option Added

Earlier today, Blizzard hotfixed the Female Highmountain Tauren customization option, allowing players to access the option in-game.

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Diablo Immortal Closed Beta Monk Armor Sets

Our Diablo Immortal Closed Beta preview continues, this time with the Male and Female Monk Armor sets!

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Activision Denied Requests for Equal Pay from Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal

Blizzard Entertainment lead Mike Ybarra sent a series of messages to employees today, explaining that multiple requests for him and Jen Oneal to be paid equally were denied by Activision. An equivalent offer was not made until after Oneal resigned.

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SOC Investment Group Calls for Bobby Kotick & Board Members to Resign

The SOC Investment Group is demanding the resignations of CEO Bobby Kotick, Chairman of the Board Brian Kelly and Lead Independent Director Robert Morgado. Meanwhile, Playstation chief Jim Ryan also criticized Activision Blizzard in an email to employees.

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New Patch 9.2 Encrypted Vendor Build 41089 - PTR End of This Week?

A new Patch 9.2 build has hit WoW's vendor CDN. Could we be getting the Patch 9.2 PTR this week?

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Korrak's Revenge Timewarped Badge Items Return - Buy Timewarped Items in Alterac Mountains

In a recent hotfix, Blizzard brought back the original vendors from Korrak's Revenge. These vendor sell Timewarped versions of Alterac Valley items, including some previously removed apperances.

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Shadow Priest Feedback for 9.2 and Beyond - AoE, Legendaries, Talents, Insanity

Members of the Shadow Priest Theorycrafting community have compiled a feedback document about the spec position in Shadowlands, one year after playing with its slight rework for Shadowlands.

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Diablo II: Resurrected World First Holy Grail Challenge Completed

In a true display of sheer will, Diablo player and Twitch streamer enpherno managed to complete the first verified Holy Grail challenge in Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Baby Murloc Satch-Shells and Celestial Observer's Ensemble - New Transmogs Added to Blizzard Shop

Blizzard has added two new transmog options to the in-game shop: Baby Murloc Satch-Shells and Celestial Observer's Ensemble.

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Warcraft Black Friday Deals - Save Up To 50% Off Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced several Warcraft Black Friday deals, including savings up to 50% off Shadowlands.

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Over 500 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Petition Declaring No Confidence in Bobby Kotick

Over 500 Activision Blizzard employees, or roughly 5% of the company's estimated 9,600 workers, have signed a letter declaring no confidence in CEO Bobby Kotick and calling for his removal.

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Everyone Against Bobby Kotick - Xbox Joins Playstation in Condemning CEO

Nearly everyone outside of the Activision Blizzard boardroom has turned against Bobby Kotick, as head of Xbox Phil Spencer has joined PlayStation in condemning the CEO, stating "this type of behavior has no place in our industry."

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Girls Who Code Non-Profit Organization Ends Partnership with Activision Blizzard

The educational non-profit organization Girls Who Code has announced that they have ended their partnership with Activision Blizzard, as a result of the widespread allegations of harassment, assault, and toxic working environments throughout the company.

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Playable 9.2 PTR Realms Unlikely to Go Live Until After U.S. Thankgiving

Although we have started datamining Patch 9.2, Blizzard has released a bluepost stating that playable test realms are unlikely to go live until after the Thanksgiving holiday, due to nearly all of Activision Blizzard taking the week off.

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Patch 9.2 PTR - Incubus Model

Datamining has begun for Patch 9.2. We're starting off with the model for the Incubus Warlock pet, a new glyph appearance for the Succubus pet.

First Detailed Look at Tier Sets in Patch 9.2 - Some Tier Set Bonuses Revealed

Blizzard has given us our first detailed look at how Tier Sets will work in Patch 9.2, revealing the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for BM Hunter, Protection Paladin and Restoration Druid!

Patch 9.2 PTR - New Sylvanas Model

One of the new models shown on the first build of Patch 9.2 is Sylvanas!

New Cheetah Druid Travel Form - Patch 9.2 Datamining

We've datamined a high-resolution Cheetah model for Druid travel form, coming in Patch 9.2!

Datamined Monk Tier 2 and 4 Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Brewmaster, Mistweaver, Windwalker

We've datamined the Monk Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker.

New Mawrat Mounts - Patch 9.2 Datamining

Many new mounts are coming in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End. One of the new mount types of 9.2 are a creature that has shown up since the beginning of Shadowlands itself, the Mawrats!

Gearing in Patch 9.2: Eternity’s End - New Legendary Belt will Swap Between Covenants

Players will obtain a legendary belt in Patch 9.2, which will swap between covenant legendary powers, in order to make double legendary and tier piece equip sets easier to manage. The covenant-swapping power may also be re-crafted onto other armor slots.

Datamined Warlock Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Affliction, Demonology and Destruction

We've datamined the Warlock Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Affliction, Demonology and Destruction.

New Vicious PvP Mounts in Patch 9.2 - Vicious Wolf and Toad

Two new Vicious mounts will be available for PvPers in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End: the Vicious Wolf and Vicious Toad!

Datamined Warrior Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Arms, Fury and Protection

We've datamined the Warrior Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Arms, Fury and Protection.

Datamined Shaman Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration

We've datamined the Shaman Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration.

Datamined Druid Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Balance, Feral, Guardian, Restoration

We've datamined the Druid Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration.

Datamined Mage Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Arcane, Fire, Frost

We've datamined the Mage Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Arcane, Fire and Frost.

Datamined Priest Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Discipline, Holy, Shadow

We've datamined the Priest Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Discipline, Holy, Shadow

Mawdapted Raptora - Shop Mount Recolor Available In-Game in Patch 9.2

One of the new mounts coming in Patch 9.2 is the Mawdapted Raptora, a recolor of the shop mount Sapphire SKyblazer that can be obtained in-game!

Datamined Death Knight Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Blood, Frost, Unholy

We've datamined the Death Knight Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Blood, Frost and Unholy.

Datamined Paladin Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Holy, Retribution, Protection

We've datamined the Paladin Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Holy, Retribution, and Protection.

Datamined Hunter Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival

We've datamined the Hunter Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival.

Datamined Rogue Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety

We've datamined the Rogue Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Assassination, Outlaw, and Subtlety.

Datamined Demon Hunter Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 - Havoc, Vengeance

We've datamined the Demon Hunter Tier set bonuses for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End! This includes the 2 and 4 piece bonuses for Havoc and Vengeance.

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Bosses Revealed in Patch 9.2 (Spoilers)

We've datamined the 11 Sepulcher of the First Ones raid bosses coming in Patch 9.2! It seems there's a rematch with a familiar boss. Spoilers ahead!

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Datamined Weapon Models Including Cosmetic Jailer Weapon

We've datamined all the weapon models for Sepulcher of the First Ones, the Patch 9.2 Shadowlands raid.

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First Datamining Look at Mythic Progenitor Tier Set Models from Patch 9.2

With the start of Patch 9.2 datamining, we have our first look at the Mythic Progenitor Tier Set models coming in Eternity's End.

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Nerfs to Phase 2 Bosses Scheduled for Week of December 14 for Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has reached a decision regarding the nerfs to Phase 2 bosses which was previously reverted, explaining in a Blue Post that these changes will go live on the week of December 14.

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The Jailer Encounter Spoilers - Death Comes for the Soul of Your World!

"Death comes for the soul of your world!" The datamined Patch 9.2 Sepulcher of the First Ones dungeon journal reveals some of the Jailer's plan during the final encounter of Shadowlands - spoilers and speculation ahead!

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Anduin Wrynn Encounter Spoilers - The Source of Domination

Saving Anduin Wrynn has never more important than in Shadowlands Patch 9.2. Based on the dungeon journal, the fight seems to revolve around helping Anduin regain his Willpower to manifest the source of his domination - the Remnant of the Fallen King.

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Prototype Pantheon Models in Patch 9.2 (Spoilers)

One of the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid encounters features interesting models for a prototype pantheon.

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Patch 9.2 Shadowlands World Map and Zereth Mortis Maps

In this Patch 9.2 datamining post, we present the updated Shadowlands world map as well as maps for different areas of Zereth Mortis and the new raid.

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New Arbiter of the Shadowlands in Patch 9.2 (Spoilers)

Since the Jailer's victory in Sanctum of Domination, the Shadowlands has been missing an Arbiter. Patch 9.2 datamining suggests who will become the new Arbiter of the Shadowlands. Story spoilers.

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Full Dungeon Journal for Sepulcher of the First Ones Build 41089 - Abilities and Mechanics for All 11 Bosses

We've datamined the full Sepulcher of the First Ones dungeon journal, with all the current abilities and mechanics for all 11 bosses. There are some returning mechanics including the return of Defile and a similar mechanic to Star Signs from Star Augur!

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Wastewarped Deathwalker - Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 3 Keystone Master Mount

One of the new mounts added in the first PTR of Patch 9.2 is the Mythic+ Season 3 mount: the Wastewarped Deathwalker, a red version of the other seasonal Deathwalker mounts!

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Blizzard Announces Update to Warlock Tier Set Appearance in Future 9.2 PTR Build

Blizzard has announced that the Warlock Tier Set helm appearance will be getting an update in a future 9.2 PTR build.

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Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.3 Preview

Blizzard has released details about the upcoming Patch 2.3 for Diablo II: Resurrected. The game update will introduce strongly requested features like difficulty scaling on consoles, active skill bindings for PC players, and much more.

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New PvP Trinket Set Bonus Datamined - Increased Primary Stat and Stamina in PvP

The first build of Patch 9.2 adds a new change to the PvP Trinket Set Bonus. In addition to giving 40% increased benefit from Versatility, having both trinkets will also provide increased primary stats and stamina.

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John "Sephuz" Yang Bids Farewell To Blizzard

Immortalized in-game by the legendaries Sephuz's Secret and Sephuz's Proclamation, John Yang bid farewell to Blizzard Entertainment after 10 years at the studio, during which he played a principle role in World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone development.

November 19th Hotfixes - Shadowlands Voyager Achievement

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with new changes. Today's highlight is the creation of a new achievement, Shadowlands Voyager and redefinition for the current Shadowlands Explorer one.

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WoW Classic Season of Mastery Hotfixes

Blizzard just shared a Blue Post regarding hotfixes to the Classic Era client, which applies to Season of Mastery. Some of these hotfixes will not be implemented until realm restarts.

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New PvP Trinket Set Bonus Datamined - Increased Primary Stat and Stamina in PvP

The first build of Patch 9.2 adds a new change to the PvP Trinket Set Bonus. This new bonus replaces the 40% increased benefit from Versatility, having both trinkets will now provide increased primary stats and stamina instead. Edit: Blizzard clarified how the bonus will work.

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Cloth Broker-Themed Transmog Set in Patch 9.2

The Brokers have been mysterious allies during our time in the Shadowlands, and now in Patch 9.2, we'll be able to acquire armor resembling their unique aesthetic. Today we'll be looking at the Cloth Broker armor set.

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The Starting Zone Patch 9.2 Interview with Morgan Day - Anduin Encounter, Sepulcher Shortcuts, & Personal Loot

In an extensive interview with The Starting Zone, Lead Systems Designer Morgan Day shared a lot of details about the upcoming Shadowlands Patch 9.2 systems and design intentions, including tier sets, Anduin, and not tying raid power to outdoor progression in Zereth Mortis.

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Zarant Achieves World First Level 60 on WoW Classic Season of Mastery

Zarant on Barman Shanker (PvP North America), achieves world first level 60 on WoW Classic Season of Mastery. This feat was accomplished on a solo Hunter, following the RestedXP Leveling Guide and Addon - which he also contributes to!

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New Snail Mounts from Zereth Mortis - Patch 9.2 Datamining

Snails are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Snails were shown on the Developer Preview video as one of the new mount types, and there are currently four snail colors.

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Tips and Tricks for Spiteful, Grievous, Fortified Mythic+ Weeks

We've compiled some tips and tricks to help you complete Mythic+ dungeons this week, with the affixes being Spiteful, Grievous, Fortified!

Tips and Tricks for Spiteful, Grievous, Fortified Mythic+ Weeks

We've compiled some tips and tricks to help you complete Mythic+ dungeons this week, with the affixes being Spiteful, Grievous, Fortified!

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All Melee Raid Clears Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep on Burning Crusade Classic Korean Realms

On the Korean Realm 로크홀라, the guild prepared a raid group consisting of all melee damage dealers and has fully cleared Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep.

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Double Bonuses with WoW Anniversary - Pilgrim's Bounty and Darkmoon Faire

With WoW's 17th Anniversary event, there are two reputation bonus overlaps coming, for a total of 27% bonus experience. One with Pilgrim's Bounty and another with December's Darkmoon Faire. Bonuses from those events can be used in addition to the Anniversary's Celebration Package bonuses.

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Protoform Synthesis Patch 9.2 System - Craft Mounts and Battle Pets in Zereth Mortis

Protoform Synthesis is one of the new systems coming in Patch 9.2. Gather reagents from activities in Zereth Mortis to craft your own mounts and battle pets!

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Summary of All Tier Set Bonuses in Patch 9.2 PTR - 2 and 4 Set Bonuses

Yesterday, all the 36 tier set bonuses were revealed in the first Patch 9.2 PTR build! We've summarizing the 2 and 4 set bonuses for all specs in this post.

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Burning Crusade Classic GCDtv Winter Brawl 5v5 Tournament Registration

Blizzard has just announced that registration is open for the GCDtv Winter Brawl 5v5 Tournament on Burning Crusade Classic with a prize pool of $10,000 USD.

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Tommysalami & Tactics Achieve World First Hardcore Level 60 on WoW Classic Season of Mastery

Tommysalami and Tactics on Obsidian Edge (PvE North America), achieves world first Hardcore level 60 on WoW Classic Season of Mastery. This feat was accomplished as a duo leveling group between a Paladin and Rogue (Tactics) following the RestedXP Leveling Guide and Addon - which both players are contributors to!

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Leather Broker-Themed Transmog Set in Patch 9.2

The Brokers have been mysterious allies during our time in the Shadowlands, and now in Patch 9.2, we'll be able to acquire armor resembling their unique aesthetic. Today we'll be looking at the Leather Broker armor set.

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Shadowlands Guide to Rated Battlegrounds

We are excited to announce Wowhead's Guide to Rated Battlegrounds, written by Cherry, founder and leader of Oasis! This guide is ideal for players who are newer to Rated Battlegrounds, as well as players who want to improve their performance in Random Battlegrounds

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Paladin Tier Set for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Luminous Chevalier's Gallantry

Preview of all the tints for the Paladin Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Luminous Chevalier's Gallantry.

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Community Spotlight: More Void Elf Hairstyles from Artist Lu0ren

Artist Lu0ren has created more spectacular hair ideas, this time for male Void Elves. Check out these concepts!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 203 - Profession Updates and New Optional Reagents on 9.2 PTR

The latest economy wrap-up highlights some of the new profession updates on the 9.2 PTR, like more optional reagents.

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Click Keybinds and Mouseover Targeting Being Added to Default UI in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, Blizzard is adding click keybinds and mouseover targeting into the default UI!

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Frostmourne Model Easter Egg in Zereth Mortis on 9.2 PTR

Datamining points to a mysterious Frostmourne model in Zereth Mortis, near the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.

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Bobby Kotick Will Consider Stepping Down if He Can't Fix Problems at Activision Blizzard

In a follow up article by The Wall Street Journal, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick purportedly told senior managers that he would consider leaving if he can't fix the company's cultural problems.

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Patch 9.2 Progression - Unlock Flying and Power by Decrypting the Cypher of the First Ones

As the story of Shadowlands moves beyond individual covenants, players will no longer increase their renown, but will instead work with an automa sidekick to decrypt the Cypher of the First Ones, unlock flying, and unravel the mystery of Zereth Mortis.

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Mail Broker-Themed Transmog Set in Patch 9.2

The Brokers have been mysterious allies during our time in the Shadowlands, and now in Patch 9.2, we'll be able to acquire armor resembling their unique aesthetic. Today we'll be looking at the Mail Broker armor set.

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Rextroy Testing: Using a Legendary to Out Heal Healers on an Unholy Death Knight

Rextroy uses a Legendary in combination with select other abilities to out heal healers on his Unholy Death Knight. Check it out!

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Brian Birmingham Season of Mastery Interview on Countdown To Classic Podcast

Brian Birmingham is the Lead Classic Developer and joins the Countdown to Classic Podcast, going over the launch for Season of Mastery, development insights, and the issue of botting and gold buying in WoW Classic. We've prepared a detailed breakdown of these topics below.

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Shaman Tier Set for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Theurgic Starspeaker's Regalia

Preview of all the tints for the Shaman Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Theurgic Starspeaker's Regalia.

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Nintendo of America Distressed and Disturbed by Developments at Activision Blizzard

In an email to all hands, Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser has called the developments at Activision Blizzard "distressing and disturbing," in addition to "counter to my values, as well as Nintendo's beliefs, values, and policies."

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Blizzard Employees Share What They've Done To Make #ABetterABK

In a feel-good thread on Twitter, ABK employees shared what they, personally, have contributed to make A Better Activision Blizzard King.

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Progenitor Bots & Broker Models from Shadowlands Eternity's End Patch 9.2

Our Patch 9.2 Eternity's End model previews continue with a look at the Progenitor Bots and Enlightened Broker NPCs that will be found on the new zone Zereth Mortis.

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Activision Blizzard Announces New Workplace Responsibility Committee

In a late night press release calling this a "challenging time for the company," Activision Blizzard announced a new Workplace Responsibility Committee to oversee the implementation of new policies, improve workplace culture, and eliminate discrimination.

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Pilgrim's Bounty Ember Court Feature - Double Friendship Rewards with Neverending Feast

With the Pilgrim's Bounty beginning today in Azeroth, it is time for another Ember Court feature. During Pilgrim's Bounty, Theotar puts a gigantic buffet inside your Ember Court that you can eat from to receive stacks from the Theotar's Neverending Feast buff.

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Patch 9.2 Tier Sets and Raid Bosses

This week, Dratnos and Tettles discuss the recent Patch 9.2 PTR build, which includes the new Tier sets and raid bosses!

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Night Fae Turkey Soul Crittershape Available During Pilgrim's Bounty Event

A new Crittershape is available for Night Fae players during the Pilgrim's Bounty event: Eat the food from all Thanksgiving food tables for a chance at the Turkey Soul!

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Rogue Tier Set for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Soulblade Shadowhide

Preview of all the tints for the Rogue Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Soulblade Shadowhide.

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World of Warcraft Launched Seventeen Years Ago Today on November 23, 2004

Seventeen years ago the game that brought all of us together launched. Join us as we remember a few things about how World of Warcraft was back then. Happy Birthday WoW!

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Getting to Zereth Mortis & The Forge of Afterlives In-Game Cutscenes (Spoilers!)

We've datamined three in-game cutscenes from the Patch 9.2 PTR which feature how we get to Zereth Mortis and some details about the Forge of Afterlives.

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Week One Soul of Iron Death Clips from Season of Mastery

The Soul of Iron addition to Season of Mastery is Blizzard's support for the Classic Hardcore community. One part of the Hardcore community is how players share "death clips", the final moments of a player's run. A mix of morbid curiosity and cruel enjoyment, there are some valuable lessons to be learned from other's failures.

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Diablo Black Friday Deals - Save Up To 25% Off Diablo II: Resurrected, 30% Off Diablo Prime Evil Collection

In addition to the Warcraft Black Friday deals, Blizzard has also announced substantial discounts on Diablo games such as Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Cosmic Gladiator's Soul Eater - Shadowlands Arena Gladiator Season 3 Mount

One of the new mounts added in the first PTR of Patch 9.2 is the Gladiator Arena Season 3 mount: the Cosmic Gladiator's Soul Eater, a light gray version of the other seasonal Soul Eater mounts!

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Amidst Ourselves - Among Us Achievement and Raid Boss Mechanic in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, the Lords of Dread encounter in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid has fun references to Among Us -- a mechanic that has you determine the Imposters in your raid group and an achievement called Amidst Ourselves!

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Warrior Tier Set for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Armaments of the Infinite Infantry

We're previewing all of the tints for the Warrior Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Armaments of the Infinite Infantry.

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Blizzard Under DDoS Attack - Battle.net Service Disconnects and Slow Login Attempts

Blizzard has announced on both their Customer Service Twitter and Battle.net Client that their authentication services are currently under a DDoS attack, which may lead to players experiencing Battle.net disconnects and slow login attempts.

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Preview of New Vespoid Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Vespoids are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are four vespoid mounts, all crafted from the new Protoform Synthesis system.

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List of Covenant Cosmetics - Unlock Collectibles from All Covenants for Patch 9.1.5

With the Patch 9.1.5 changes to Covenants, players are able to now use cosmetics and collectibles from all Covenants they've reached Renown 80. To help players out, we've updated our Covenant Rewards guides with a concise list of all content previously locked behind that Covenant.

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Rextroy's Tricks: How to Explore Beyond the Fatigue Barrier

Rextroy is perpetually testing the limits of World of Warcraft. In this video he shows his tricks for exploring beyond the Fatigue threshold on any character.

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Community Spotlight: New 9.2 Incubus Model Positively Inspires Community Artists

An overwhelmingly positive reaction to the Incubus model option coming with World of Warcraft Patch 9.2 has inspired community artists to share their version of the seduction demon.

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3 New PvP Trinkets in Patch 9.2 - Devouring Malediction, Eternal Aegis, Resonator

We've datamined 3 new PvP trinkets that are coming in Patch 9.2, including the Cosmic Gladiator's Devouring Malediction!

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Hunter Patch 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Hunter guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Preview of New Aurelid Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Aurelids are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are two Aurelid mounts obtained from different sources in Zereth Mortis, and two unused models.

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Rogue 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Rogue guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Priest Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Habiliments of the Empyrean

Preview of all the tints for the Priest Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Habiliments of the Empyrean.

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Demon Hunter 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Demon Hunter guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Priest 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Priest guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Diablo Immortal Closed Beta Patch 1.3 Now Live

Blizzard has released new patch notes for Diablo Immortal's Closed Beta test. Patch 1.3 contains updates to Challenge and Elder Rifts, a reward rework of the Legacy of the Horadrim system, and multiple skill adjustments.

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Death Knight 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Death Knight guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Monk 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Monk guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Plate Broker-Themed Transmog Set in Patch 9.2

The Brokers have been mysterious allies during our time in the Shadowlands, and now in Patch 9.2, we'll be able to acquire armor resembling their unique aesthetic. Today we'll be looking at the Plate Broker armor set.

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Preview of New Vombata Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Vombatas are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are four vombata mounts, three of them from Protoform Synthesis and a fourth with no currently available source.

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Paladin 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Paladin guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Tips and Tricks for Inspiring, Quaking, Tyrannical Mythic+ Dungeons

Check out these Tips and Tricks for this week's Mythic+ dungeons with the affixes of Inspiring, Quaking, Tyrannical!

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Warrior 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Warrior guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Mage Tower Timewalking Gearing Guide - Best Gear, Enchants, Gems, Consumables

In preparation for the Mage Tower, we've prepared two in-depth guides showing you how to increase your character's strength through farming old gear, consumables and more!

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Preview of New Cervid Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Cervids are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are four cervid mounts, with three of them coming from th new Protoform Synthesis system, and one of them with no current source.

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WorthIt Profession Guides - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 204

The latest Shadowlands news roundup highlights the launch of WorthIt profession guides as well as making gold with Island Expeditions!

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Diablo Immortal Closed Beta Barbarian Armor Sets

Our Diablo Immortal Closed Beta preview continues, this time with the Male and Female Barbarian Armor sets!

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Mage 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Mage guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Older Paragon Caches Drop Rates Changes with Patch 9.1.5 - Reportedly Higher Drop Rates

A Reddit user ran accidentally ran an experience with Legion Paragon boxes a few days ago and noticed that the drop rate observed for mounts, pets, and other collectibles is way above the expected.

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Shaman 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Shaman guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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On This Day - Patch 4.3: Hour of Twilight Launched Ten Years Ago on November 29, 2011

World of Warcraft Patch 4.3: Hour of Twilight was released ten years ago today. Join us as we remember Dragon Soul and the Fangs of the Father, and contemplate life before transmog.

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Mage Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Erudite Occultist's Vestments

Preview of all the tints for the Mage Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Erudite Occultist's Vestments.

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Warlock 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Warlock guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Preview of New Tarachnid Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Tarachnids are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are three tarachnid mounts, all of them coming from the new Protoform Synthesis system.

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Druid 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Our Druid guide writers have provided their initial impressions on the datamined tier bonuses in Patch 9.2, giving their thoughts on the implementation, current strength and valuable feedback!

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Hunter Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Godstalker's Battlegear

Preview of all the tints for the Hunter Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Godstalker's Battlegear.

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Patch 9.2 Datamining, New Systems and Paradigms, and Arthas?

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel consider the Patch 9.2 datamining and look into the Cypher of the First Ones, what the new development paradigm might mean for us, and more.

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By Fire Be Purged - Cleaning the Blizzard Orc Statue with FIRE!

With some employees returning to Blizzard Entertainment's Irvine campus after the holidays, we're treated to a view of the famous Orc statue being cleaned... with fire!

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Monk Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Garb of the Grand Upwelling

Preview of all the tints for the Monk Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Garb of the Grand Upwelling.

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Season 3 Gladiator Mount Will Use the Red Tinted Model in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has announced that the Season 3 Gladiator mount will be changed to the red-tinted model in Patch 9.2.

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Druid Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Tapestry of the Fixed Stars

Preview of all the tints for the Druid Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Tapestry of the Fixed Stars.

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Wowhead Weekly #286 - Patch 9.2 Datamining Recap

For Wowhead Weekly #286, Annie and Perc discuss recent news like the Patch 9.2 datamining and latest ABK lawsuit updates.

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National Legal and Policy Center Demands Coca-Cola Remove Bobby Kotick From Board of Directors

In a letter to Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey, the National Legal and Policy Center is demanding that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick be removed from the company's board of directors.

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World First Season of Mastery Molten Core Clear by <w h o>

After two weeks of Classic Season of Mastery being live, of Dreadnaught EU claims the world first Rangaros kill in Molten Core!

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Finally Meta? - Why Protection Paladins Are Good in Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 2

Today, our Protection Paladin class guide writer Lincoln discusses why Protection Paladins are a meta tank in Mythic+ Season 2 including Legendary choice, the Seasonal Affix, Soulbinds and more!

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November 30th PvP Hotfixes - Triune Ward and Shattering Throw Damage

Blizzard has updated the Shadowlands hotfix blog with a few PvP changes, fixing the value of Mage Barrier created by Triune Ward and ensuring Shattering Throw will no longer deal extra health damage when breaking large absorption shields such as Life Cocoon.

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Death Knight Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - The First Eidolon's Soulsteel

Preview of all the tints for the Death Knight Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, The First Eidolon's Soulsteel.

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Crafted Gear in Patch 9.2 - 233 Crafted Gear, 262 Unique Gear, New Optional Reagents

Crafted gear is receiving more updates in Patch 9.2, with new Crafter's Mark reagents allowing you to easily gear alts with ilvl233 gear, a new Crafter's Mark setting a unique piece of gear to ilvl262, and new optional reagents that grant useful effects.

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Preview of New Raptora Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Raptoras are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are three raptora mounts, all of them coming from the new Protoform Synthesis system.

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Tips and Tricks for Shadowlands Mythic+ Dungeons on Sanguine, Necrotic, Fortified Weeks

We're going over tips and tricks for each Shadowlands dungeon on this week's affixes of Sanguine, Necrotic, and Fortified.

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Demon Hunter Tier Set Appearances for Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Mercurial Punisher's Painweave

Preview of all the tints for the Demon Hunter Tier Set coming in Patch 9.2, Mercurial Punisher's Painweave.

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Preview of New Bufonid Mounts from Zereth Mortis in Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Bufonids are one of the new mount types datamined in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! Currently, there are four bufonid mounts, all of them coming from the new Protoform Synthesis system.

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PvP Honor System Possibly Fixed in WoW Classic Season of Mastery

After two weeks of WoW Classic Season of Mastery, players were speculating that the PvP Honor System is incorrectly rewarding Rank Points. Blizzard shared a Blue Post that they were investigating the issue and now the issue seems to be resolved.

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Patch 9.2 Eternity's End PTR Development Notes for December 1st - Tier Set Bonuses, Torghast, Zereth Mortis

Blizzard has posted 9.2 PTR development notes for December 1st which includes tier set bonuses, Torghast updates, Zereth Mortis and more!

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Patch 9.2 PTR Tier Set Changes for Build 41257

There are a few datamined tier set changes in Patch 9.2 PTR build 41257.

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Patch 9.2 PTR - New Armored Jailer Model

Patch 9.2 Build 41257 is currently being deployed, and this build brings a new Jailer model! This model matches the armor he's seen wearing at the Sanctum of Domination Finale Cinematic and presumably the model we'll see on his fight at the Sepulcher of the First Ones.

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Choose Succubus or Incubus Models via New Warlock Items in Patch 9.2

The latest PTR build adds two items for Warlock players, allowing them to choose between Incubus and Succubus appearances for their demon.

Updates to the Jailer Encounter in Patch 9.2 Build 41257 (Spoilers)

We've datamined new information about the Jailer encounter, including some possible Mythic mechanics and more clues as to what the Jailer is doing in Patch 9.2! Spoilers ahead.

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Sylvanas Dialogue in Patch 9.2 (Spoilers) - Why She Attacked the Jailer in Sanctum of Domination

The latest 9.2 PTR build has added many interesting voice over lines for Sylvanas Windrunner, including why she fired an arrow at the Jailer. (Story spoilers)

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Blizzard Reworking Restoration Shaman Tier Set in Upcoming 9.2 Build

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Restoration Shaman tier set bonus and will be reworking it for a future 9.2 build!

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing Starting on Friday, December 3rd

Blizzard has announced that Sepulcher of the First Ones raid testing will start on Friday, December 3rd with the Dausegne and Skolex bosses!

UnitSex Documentation Indicates Gender Customization May be Coming to World of Warcraft

New findings by Simaia on Twitter indicate that additional gender customization may be coming to World of Warcraft, suggesting that players may be able choose between Male, Female, Both, or None for their character's gender and pronouns in the future.

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Patch 9.2 PTR Realms Offline Until December 2nd

Blizzard has announced that the Patch 9.2 PTR realms will remain offline tonight, hopefully going up December 2nd for testing.

Blizzard Reworking Brewmaster Monk Tier Set 4-Piece in Upcoming 9.2 Build

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Brewmaster Monk Tier set 4pc, noting that it will be reworked in the future! There's also a current bug with the Mistweaver Tier set that will be resolved in a future build.

Blizzard Reworking Restoration Druid Tier Set Bonuses in Upcoming 9.2 Build

Blizzard has also announced that the Restoration Druid Tier 2 and 4 set will be changed in an upcoming build!

Blizzard Changing Shadow Priest Tier Set Bonuses to Focus on Devouring Plague

Blizzard has announced that it will also be shifting the focus of the Shadow Priest tier 2-set bonus to focus on Devouring Plague, and a small change to the 4-set in an upcoming PTR build.

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State Treasurers Express Lack of Faith in Activision Blizzard CEO & Board of Directors

Expressing concern over the CEO and Board's ability to institute cultural change, the state treasurers of California, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Oregon have requested a meeting with Activision to discuss the company's investment risk.

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Patch 9.1.5 Hotfixes for Updated December 1 - Shadow Priest Bug Fix

Blizzard has posted Patch 9.1.5 hotfixes for today which includes a bug fix for Shadow Priests.

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Pocopoc Models - Customizations For Your Robot Friend in Patch 9.2

In today's build, we were able to datamine all current customizations for Pocopoc, your robot friend in Zereth Mortis.

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Community Spotlight: The Record for Consecutive Night Elf Flips Has Been Broken

Streamer SingActDirect has recorded their Night Elf breaking the World of Warcraft Record for consecutive front flips. Check it out!

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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 November 30th(December 1st for EU), and since Patch 8.3, drops Mollie, the alpaca mount.

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New Hearthstone Skins Art Gives Mecha Versions of World of Warcraft NPCs

Two new Hearthstone skins bundles turn major World of Warcraft NPCs into glorious mechs. Check out the Chrome Crusaders and Rusted Raiders.

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Dungeon Journal Build 41257 - Boss Descriptions Added

The Sepulcher of the First Ones Dungeon Journal has been updated in the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build with lore descriptions of each encounter, and updated mechanics.

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Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41257 PvP Trinket Tuning - New CC Immunity Trinkets or PvP Talents?

In the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build, some of the previously datamined PvP trinkets have been retuned. In addition, new spells have been added that could be additional new PvP trinkets, which include the ability to make you CC immune for a short duration.

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41257 PvP Trinket Tuning - New CC Immunity Trinkets

In the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build, some of the previously datamined PvP trinkets have been retuned. In addition, new spells have been added that could be additional new PvP trinkets, which include the ability to make you CC immune for a short duration. Edit: Now that the PTR is up, these CC immune spells have been confirmed to be trinkets.

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Shadowlands 9.2 PTR Now Available! - Tier Sets Available for Testing

After a long delay, the Shadowlands 9.2 PTR is now available for testing. Players can log in and test the upcoming Tier Set bonuses, Zereth Mortis and more!

Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.3 Official Patch Notes

Blizzard has released the Patch 2.3 Patch Notes for Diablo II: Resurrected. The patch that hit live servers today includes the introduction of difficulty scaling on console and mouse quick casting on PC as well as UI and gameplay improvements.

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Blizzard on Paladin Tier Set Bonuses - Clarification on Prot 4-Set and Ret 2-Set

Blizzard has clarified some details about the Protection Paladin 4-Set and Retribution Paladin 2-Set tier set bonuses.

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NA Players are Retroactively Granted Rank Points on WoW Classic Season of Mastery

After players discovered there was an error to Rank Point distribution on WoW Classic Season of Mastery, Blizzard corrected the issue. However, it was only fixed in time for EU's second reset, but not NA players. Just today, Blizzard has retroactively granted Rank Points to NA players to compensate.

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Fixed - NA Players are Retroactively Granted Rank Points on WoW Classic Season of Mastery

After players discovered there was an error to Rank Point distribution on WoW Classic Season of Mastery, Blizzard corrected the issue. However, it was only fixed in time for EU's second reset, but not NA players. Just today, Blizzard has retroactively granted Rank Points to NA players to compensate.

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Our First Look Exploring Zereth Mortis, the Forbidden Realm of the First Ones

With PTR servers now available, we've gone exploring around the new zone coming in Patch 9.2: Zereth Mortis, the Forbidden Realm of the First Ones!

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Sepulcher's Savior - Dual Themed Shield Switches Between Attack and Defense Mode in 9.2

The Sepulcher's Savior is a new shield in Shadowlands Patch 9.2 with two unique effects! Starting in Defensive mode, it adds block and protects an ally. Upon activation, the shield switches to Offensive mode, for thorns and single target damage instead.

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Community Spotlight: Lovely Daughter of the Sea Played on a Lyre with Tabs

Musician and Youtuber Lyre Queen plays Daughter of the Sea simply and evocatively, with tabs so that you can learn to play it too.

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Non-Season of Mastery Characters Spotted in Season of Mastery Realms

Season of Mastery players have spotted characters from Eternal Classic realms in Season of Mastery ones. This is clearly visible, as these players are using full Tier 3 gear, some even spotted with Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal and Corrupted Ashbringer in the open world.

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New Campaign Skip For Alts in Patch 9.2 - Skip Zereth Mortis and Pocopoc Introduction

Blizzard has added a new skip in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End! This skip allows you to skip the first 3 chapters of the 9.2 Campaign for alts, unlocking Zereth Mortis and the first Cypher of the First Ones system with the Pocopoc unit.

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PTR

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Lionheart (AU) Season of Mastery Realm Temporarily Offline

Blizzard has disabled the Lionheart (AU) server on Classic Season of Mastery as players were able to transfer old characters to this server unintentionally.

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Classic

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First Patch 9.2 Raid Testing Now Live - Heroic Dausegne and Skolex

The first raid testing for the Sepulcher of the First Ones is now live!

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PTR

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Cypher of the First Ones System Preview - No Player Power for Raids and Dungeons

Cypher of the First Ones is one of the main systems in Patch 9.2 which can be used to help with exploration in Zereth Mortis. The current Cypher of the First Ones provides no benefit to player power in Dungeons and Raids.

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PTR

Sepulcher of the First Ones Environment Preview - Bonus Screenshots with Inky Black Potion

With today's raid testing, we were able to finally take a look at the environment of the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid instance and it's amazing! In addition, the Inky Black Potion makes the raid look spectacular as well.

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PTR

Oasis and Raider.io Mythic+ Keystone Builders Event - Ten Teams Compete for $10,000 All Weekend Long

The second ever Mythic+ Keystone Builders Tournament is underway! Hosted by the Oasis WoW Community and Raider.io, ten teams have two hours each to build up from a +2 keystone and compete for a community-funded prize pool of over $10,000!

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Live

Sepulcher of the First Ones Environment Preview - Bonus Screenshots with Inky Black Potion

With today's raid testing, we were able to finally take a look at the environment of the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid instance and it's amazing! In addition, the Inky Black Potion makes the raid look spectacular as well.

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PTR

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Lionheart (AU) Season of Mastery Realm Back Online

The Classic realm Lionheart (AU) is being brought back online and characters returned to their origin, following a temporary shut down when players discovered they could transfer Naxxramas geared Classic characters to the Season of Mastery realm.

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Live

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Blizzard Continuing to Fix Season of Mastery PvP Ranks - Realm Restarts Expected

Following the rank point distribution error earlier this week, Blizzard has reported that many Season of Mastery player's PvP ranks have been corrected, but it will be several more hours before all are completed. Some realms will be restarted tomorrow to speed up the process, but gold refunds for lost gear will take a few more days.

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Classic

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Shadowlands Hotfixes for December 3, 2021 - Druid Thorns Fix

Blizzard has posted Shadowlands hotfixes for December 3rd, which includes a fix for Druid Thorns.

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Live

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Diablo II: Resurrected Quick Cast and Active Skill Bindings Explained

New UI improvements made in Diablo II: Resurrected in Patch 2.3, Quick Cast and Active Skill Bindings, will revolutionize how D2 players interact with their world.

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Diablo II

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The Great Push Season 2 Proving Grounds Have Begun - Earn Your Tormented Banner

The Great Push Season 2 has begun with the Proving Grounds! If you signed up, you can complete a Plaguefall +15 and a Mists of Tirna Scithe +15 on the tournament realm to earn your Tormented Banner.

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Live

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Geoff Keighley Rethinking Activision Blizzard Involvement at The Game Awards 2021

The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley is "thinking about how to navigate the event's involvement with Activision Blizzard" in light of recent events, stating that the publisher would not be a part of the show outside of its two Call of Duty nominations.

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Blizzard

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New Cosmetic Mawsworn-Themed Weapon Transmogs in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, several cosmetic weapons were datamined during the first build. All weapons look like those used by Mawsworn troops all around the Shadowlands, and it is to be assumed they will be available from either rare mobs or events in Zereth Mortis.

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PTR

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Zereth Mortis Introduction - First Three Chapters of Patch 9.2 Storyline (Story Spoilers)

WARNING: STORY SPOILERS! The first three Chapters are available for testing on the first PTR build of Patch 9.2, Eternity's End. We went through the entire storyline currently available on this post.

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PTR

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Community Spotlight: Artist Creates Adorably Pudgy Flying Caterpillar Mount

3D artist The_Other_Zelda has shared their concept for a flying caterpillar mount. Check out this adorable fellow!

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Live

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Professions on 9.2 PTR - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 205

The latest economy wrap-up highlights updates to professions on the Patch 9.2 PTR.

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PTR

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Darkmoon Faire Fishing Changes, 10% Experience Buff Stacks with Anniversary Buff

Changes to Darkmoon Faire fishing makes the profession quest even easier. Don't forget the 10% experience and rep buff stacks with the 17% Anniversary buff!

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Live

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Optional Zereth Mortis & Possibility of No PTR Testing for the Final 3 Bosses

In this week's video, Dratnos and Tettles discuss how Zereth Mortis could turn out to be optional and the possibility of no PTR testing for the final 3 bosses of the 9.2 raid.

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PTR

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Fractured in Alterac Valley - Hearthstone joins a Battleground

While the WoW community patiently awaits the arrival of Patch 9.2, Hearthstone players are soon going to revisit the glory days of World of Warcraft’s most epic battleground: Alterac Valley.

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Hearthstone

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The Nathanos Undercity Raid Challenge - 8 Players From Each Class Face the Blightcaller

In Rextroy's latest challenge, 12 class-stacked teams of 8 players attempt to take on Nathanos Blightcaller in the Undercity Raid Challenge, to see which class has the tools to successfully assassinate the Champion of the Banshee Queen.

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Live

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End of the Shadowlands Story Hints - Datamined VO of Primus and Bolvar (Spoilers)

We've datamined some voice lines between the Primus and Bolvar which indicates what may happen at the end of Shadowlands. Major spoilers ahead.

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PTR

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The Mage Tower Returns - Mage Tower Detailed Strategy Guides for Every Class

This week's maintenance for all regions will mark the return of the Mage Tower Challenge! For the first coming of the Legion Timewalking event, we've prepared many guides to help you navigate the challenges.

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Live

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Shadowlands Hotfixes for December 6, 2021 - Jaithys Buff, Protection Paladin PvP Nerf

Blizzard has posted Shadowlands hotfixes for December 6th which includes a fix for Jaithys which will result in a buff, and a nerf to Protection Paladin in PvP.

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Live

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New Protolock Box Puzzles in Zereth Mortis - Patch 9.2 Eternity's End

Zereth Mortis has many activities to do in Patch 9.2, with one of these activities being puzzles! You'll complete these puzzles to obtain resources for the Cypher of the First Ones system. In this post, we explain how to unlock and solve each type of puzzle!

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PTR

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Patch 9.2 PTR Exploration and Impressions

This week, in The Weekly Reset, Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest Patch 9.2 Public Test Realm news, including their first impressions of Zereth Mortis, the Torghast boss rush, and story spoilers!

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Live

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Last Minute Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Tuning and New Banned Effects

Some recent hotfixes has made some last minute changes to the Mage Tower, adding some new banned effects and tuning the difficulty of 3 Mage Tower challenges.

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Live

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Infernal Affix Guide for Legion Mythic+ Timewalking

During Legion Timewalking, 6 of the Legion dungeons are available on Mythic+ difficulty with the brand new Infernal affix. We wanted to highlight how the Infernal affix works to help prepare you for some Legion Timewalking Mythic+ keystones!

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Live

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Legion Timewalking Now Live - Return of the Mage Tower and 6 Legion Mythic+ Dungeons

Legion Timewalking is now live! The Mage Tower has officially returned and Timewalking Mythic+ has become available for the first time.

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Live

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing on Thursday, December 9th - Livuhim and Artificer Xy'mox

Blizzard has announced that Sepulcher of the First Ones raid testing will continue this Thursday, December 9th, with the Lihuvim and Artificer Xy'mox bosses!

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 PTR Class and Spell Tuning Build 41359 - Covenant Tuning

https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-9-2-ptr-class-and-spell-tuning-build-41359-covenant-tuning-325223

Tier Set Tuning in Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41359

https://www.wowhead.com/news/tier-set-tuning-in-patch-9-2-ptr-build-41359-325224

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Shattered Legacies - New Shadowlands 9.2 Cinematic Featuring Sylvanas (Spoilers)

https://www.wowhead.com/news/shattered-legacies-new-shadowlands-9-2-cinematic-featuring-sylvanas-spoilers-325225

New Sylvanas Model for Patch 9.2 - Blue Eyes Ranger Model, New Bow

https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-sylvanas-model-for-patch-9-2-blue-eyes-ranger-model-new-bow-325228

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Reforging the Helm - Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Cutscene (Spoilers)

We've datamined a cutscene from Patch 9.2 Eternity's End - Reforging the Helm.

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PTR

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Sylvanas Remembers Arthas - Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Cutscene (Spoilers)

We've datamined a Patch 9.2 cutscene in which Sylvanas reflects on her past with Arthas.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Class and Spell Tuning Build 41359 - Covenant Legendary Tuning

This Patch 9.2 PTR build contains some tuning to Death Knight and Mage Covenant abilities and Covenant Legendaries.

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PTR

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Tier Set Tuning in Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41359

In this week's 9.2 PTR build, there are many tuning changes to tier sets for Druids, Hunters, Mages, Monks, Shadow Priests, Shaman, and Arms Warriors!

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PTR

Patch 9.2 Warlock Tier Set Helmet Appearance Updated

The first version of the Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Warlock tier helmet generated criticism due to resembling a real world hate group, prompting Blizzard to redesign it, though today's change may not have gone far enough to erase the similarities.

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PTR

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Shattered Legacies - New Shadowlands 9.2 Cinematic Featuring Sylvanas (Spoilers)

Blizzard has premiered a new cinematic from Patch 9.2, Shattered Legacies, in which Sylvanas reckons with her past legacy.

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PTR

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New Sylvanas Model for Patch 9.2 - Blue Eyes, Ranger-Inspired Armor, New Bow

Today's PTR build adds a new model for Sylvanas, showing her with blue eyes, a new bow, and a dark-blue armor set reminiscent of her Ranger-General legacy.

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PTR

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Zereth Mortis Flying Requirements - Unlock Flying by Researching Cypher of the First Ones

With the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build, we have uncovered the requirements to fly in Zereth Mortis! Flying in Zereth Mortis will require researching into the Cypher of the First Ones system.

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PTR

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Community Council Forum Invites Going Out Over the Next Several Days

Blizzard has confirmed that the first round of Community Council feedback forum invites have begun rolling out and will continue to be sent via email over the next several days.

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Live

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More Sylvanas Voice Over Lines - Patch 9.2 PTR (Spoilers)

Today's 9.2 PTR build not only added a cinematic and model for Sylvanas, but some more datamined voice over lines too.

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PTR

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Zereth Mortis Storyline - Chapters 4 and 5 of Patch 9.2 Questline (Story Spoilers)

The fourth and fifth chapters are available for testing on the latest PTR build of Patch 9.2, Eternity's End. We went through both available chapters in this post. Story Spoilers.

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PTR

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Incubus Voice Over Lines Coming in Patch 9.2

Unique dialogue lines have been added for the Incubus Warlock pet, an alternate version of the Succubus Warlock pet coming in Patch 9.2.

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PTR

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On This Day - Patch 3.3: Fall of the Lich King Launched Twelve Years Ago on December 8, 2009

World of Warcraft Patch 3.3: Fall of the Lich King was released twelve years ago today. Join us as we remember when we finally entered Icecrown Citadel to take on the greatest foe Azeroth had yet faced.

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Live

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World of Warcraft Community Council Forum Now Live

The World of Warcraft Community Council forum is now live, which serves as a direct line of feedback for handpicked members of the community. However, these forums are intended to be openly visible to all, so that the community is kept informed of the discussion taking place.

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Live

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Blizzard on Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Tuning

Blizzard has commented on the current difficulty of the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower, noting that some of the challenges for certain specs are more difficult than intended.

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Live

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Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5 Hotfixes for December 8th, 2021

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes fixing an issue that allowed Survival Hunters to trivialize the Archmage Xylem encounter and a fix with the Infernal Affix.

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Live

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Bolvar and Taelia Fordragon Dialogue in Patch 9.2 (Spoilers)

Bolvar and Taelia Fordragon have a new conversation in Patch 9.2. Story spoilers.

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PTR

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Pocopoc Robot Costumes in Patch 9.2

Pocopoc, your robot friend in Zereth Mortis, can wear festive costumes including one themed after Pepe.

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PTR

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New Loading Screens for Zereth Mortis and Maldraxxus Arena - Patch 9.2 PTR

The latest Patch 9.2 build contains two new Loading Screens: Zereth Mortis and the new Maldraxxus Arena!

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PTR

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SOC Investment Group Joins Demand to Remove Bobby Kotick from Coca-Cola Board of Directors

Threatening to oppose the renomination of other board members, the SOC Investment Group has joined the NLPC in petitioning that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick be removed from the Coca-Cola Company board of directors.

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Live

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World of Warcraft News and Development Updates for December 9th

Blizzard has released a Development Update for the latest news across all of World of Warcraft.

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Live

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Blizzard on Upcoming Shaman Class Changes in Patch 9.2 - Base Class Changes and Tier Set Fixes

Blizzard has posted a large detailed set of upcoming class changes for Shamans coming in the next PTR build, which includes base class changes which affect all specs, specific changes to Elemental and Enhancement and tier set fixes!

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PTR

Black Temple & Mount Hyjal Available for Testing on Burning Crusade Classic PTR

Black Temple and Mount Hyjal are now available for testing on the Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm. Players can create pre-made Level 70 characters and purchase, gear, enchantments, weapons, and items to prepare for testing.

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TBC

Incubus Warlock Pet Possibly Coming to Burning Crusade Classic

As the Patch 2.5.3 was just pushed to the Burning Crusade Classic PTR, players have noticed that Warlock spells mention "Incubus" in their spell information, implying that the retail Incubus pet might be coming to Burning Crusade Classic.

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TBC

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9.2 Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing (Dec 9th) - Heroic Lihuvim and Artificer Xy'mox

Heroic raid testing of Sepulcher of the First Ones continues with Heroic Lihuvim and Artificer Xy'mox.

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PTR

Burning Crusade Classic 2.5.3 Development Notes

Blizzard has released Development Notes covering Patch 2.5.3, detailing the Black Temple and Mount Hyjal testing, as well as new interface changes for the Looking for Group tool.

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TBC

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Path to Lady Vashj Opens Right Away on Burning Crusade Classic PTR

On the Burning Crusade Classic Patch 2.5.3 PTR, upon zoning into the Serpentshrine Cavern, the path to Lady Vashj is open right away. It isn't clear whether or not this change will be available when the patch eventually hits live servers or if this is just an easier way for players to test the Lady Vashj encounter.

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TBC

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Male NPCs Added to Karazhan on the Burning Crusade Classic PTR

On the Burning Crusade Classic Patch 2.5.3 PTR, the female NPCs in Karazhan have been updated to include male models. This change has already been implemented on retail, following many changes in Patch 9.1.5 addressing innuendo references.

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TBC

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New Global Strings Indicate Text to Speech Features for Burning Crusade Classic

In the data for Patch 2.5.3, new global strings have been discovered that indicate text to speech features will be coming to Burning Crusade Classic. This feature was added to retail with Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination, offering more accessibility features for players.

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TBC

Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep Attunements Removed Next Week with Boss Nerfs

Alongside next week's Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep boss nerfs, Blizzard has announced that players will no longer need to complete the attunements to zone into the raids.

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TBC

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Mage Tower Scaling Nerfs - Crusader and Tincture of Renewed Combat Healing

Blizzard has pushed hotfixes today nerfing the healing from the Crusader enchant and the Endless Tincture of Renewed Combat trinket. Both were being used broadly for Archmage Xylem and Imp Mother Agatha Mage Tower Challenges.

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Live

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Shadowlands Patch 9.15 Hotfixes for December 9th, 2021

Blizzard has posted Patch 9.15 hotfixes for today which includes some fixes to Mage Tower Timewalking bugs and overscaled effects.

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Watch The Great Push Season 2 Starting Friday - The Great Push Season Trailer

The Great Push Season 2 starts this Friday, December 10th and Blizzard have released a trailer highlighting the upcoming event. In addition, Blizzard is also hosting in-game watch parties through LFG for this event!

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Live

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New Soulshapes in Patch 9.2 - Brutosaur, Pig, and Dragonhawk Souls

This 9.2 PTR build adds 15 new Soulshape forms for Night Fae players which includes Brutosaur, Pig, and Dragonhawk Souls.

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Method Rush: A Leap Through Time - Mythic+ Speedrunning Event Signups Open

Signups are open for a new Mythic+ Dungeon Speedrunning event, Method Rush: A Leap Through Time. Between Dec 18-19, participants will race to complete Legion Timewalking Dungeons, in order to earn a cut of the $2,500 and 12 million gold prize pools.

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Patch 9.2 Warrior Tier Set Helmet Appearance Updated

The Warrior tier set received a small visual update in this week's Shadowlands Patch 9.2 PTR, blacking out the previously open-faced helmet and adding glowing eyes, giving it a much more striking and otherworldly appearance than before.

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PTR

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Blizzard on Upcoming Rogue Tier Set Changes in Patch 9.2 for Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety

Blizzard has posted a large amounts of details about upcoming changes to the Rogue Tier set in Patch 9.2 including addressing many bugs, design issues and giving their thoughts on the intent of the design.

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Live

Burning Crusade Classic PTR Going Down Today

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post explaining that the Burning Crusade Classic PTR will be going down today and return at a later date this week for further testing.

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PTR

Blizzard on Upcoming Death Knight Tier Set Changes in Patch 9.2 for Blood, Frost and Unholy

Blizzard has responded to feedback from the Death Knight community, posting a large blue post on the forums about upcoming changes to the Tier Sets and explaining some of their design intentions.

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New Catch-Up Item Coming Soon in Patch 9.1.5 - Grants All Conduits at Item Level 200

Blizzard has announced that a new catch-up item is coming soon which will grant all conduits at Item Level 200 -- a fantastic change for alts!

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Highlord Kruul Mage Tower Hotfix - Blood DK and Guardian Druid

A hotfix has been pushed to the Nether Horror adds on the Highlord Kruul Mage Tower challenge which affects Blood Death Knights and Guardian Druids.

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Healer Mage Tower Challenge Nerfed in Hotfix

A hotfix has been pushed to the Healer Mage Tower challenge which makes the challenge easier by nerfing the Corrupted Risen Mage adds.

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Tank Mage Tower Nerf - Highlord Kruul Health Reduced for Certain Specs

Another nerf has been spotted on live realms for the Tank Mage Tower, as Highlord Kruul's health has been reduced for certain tank challenges.

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Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Extended for 2 Additional Weeks

Blizzard has announced that the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower will be extended an additional 2 weeks and will now close on January 4th!

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Live

December 10th Hotfixes - Legion Timewalking Mage Tower Challenge Tuning

Blizzard has updated the Shadowlands hotfix blog with tuning changes for the Legion Timewalking Mage Tower challenges, many of which we've already reported on in our Healer, Tank, and Highlord Kruul changes posts.

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Live

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Incoming Adjustments and Bugfixes to Mage Tower - TBC Gems and Legion TW Trinkets

Blizzard has announced that adjustments and bugfixes are coming in the couple days, targeting TBC Gems and Legion Timewalking trinkets.

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Live

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Tower Overwhelming - Players Completing Timewalking Mage Tower on All Classes and Specs

The new Timewalking version of Legion's Mage Tower has barely been out and players are already completing the Tower Overwhelming Achievement for finishing all challenge combinations before the announced nerfs.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Darkmoon Faire - New Darkmoon Faire Dance Game

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PTR

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Patch 8.1: Tides of Vengeance Released Three Years Ago Today on December 11, 2018

World of Warcraft Patch 8.1.0: Tides of Vengeance was released three years ago today. Join us as we remember when the Alliance invaded a capital city, and the Horde faced Jaina Proudmoore in battle.

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Infinite Timereaver Mount Available from Legion Mythic+ Dungeons

The Infinite Timereaver mount drops from Legion Mythic+ dungeons, from the end of dungeon chest.

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Diablo III Season 25 Live Now - Cosmetic Rewards, Extra Stash Tabs

Diablo III Season 25 went live this weekend. Here is a short summary of what's new this season and the official notes.

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We're highlighting some tips and tricks for this week's affixes of Bolstering, Explosive, Tyrannical!

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Shattered Legacies - A Cinematic Analysis of the Sylvanas Cutscene in Patch 9.2

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PTR

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Mage Tower Gold Making - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 206

The latest economy community spotlight highlights how players have been making gold from old-world professions thanks to the Mage Tower!

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Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor, Blizzard's most recent lore book., has received a great deal of criticism, specifically for reinforcing negative, harmful, and racial stereotypes in its handling of Horde races and characters - many of which are BIPOC-coded.

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Mage Tower Nerfs

The Mage Tower has returned and brought with it some controversy and quick changes! Dratnos and Tettles break down what's been happening in this GG WoW video, and give their thoughts about the Timewalking Mage Tower experience.

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Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor Publication Date Delayed Once Again to January 25th

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WoW Classic Season of Mastery Phase 2 Goes Live on December 16

Blizzard has just announced that World Bosses will release on Thursday, December 16, meaning WoW Classic Season of Mastery will enter Phase 2. Season of Mastery is on a much faster pace than the initial Classic, going off of a 12 month cadence to speed things up.

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3 New Male Night Elf Face Options Coming in Next 9.2 PTR Build

Blizzard has announced that 3 new Male Night Elf face options are coming in the next 9.2 PTR build.

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Shadowlands Season 3 Mythic+ Affix Named Encrypted

This last PTR build contains reference to the upcoming Season 3 affix, named Encrypted!

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PTR

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All of Legion Timewalking Extended Until January 4th

Blizzard has announced that all of Legion Timewalking will now be extended until January 4th -- which includes the Mage Tower, Legion Mythic+ Dungeons and the Weekly Quest!

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DFEH Intervention Denied - $18 Million Activision-EEOC Settlement Pending

In a remote hearing on Monday, Judge Dale S. Fischer said she would not allow the California DFEH to intervene in Activision's $18 million settlement with the EEOC, calling it inappropriate and scolding both agencies for their months-long public dispute.

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Blizzard on PvP Gearing and the Honor Farm - Significant Honor Increase to Spoils of War Coming Soon

Blizzard has commented on the current state of PvP Gearing and the Honor Farm in the Community Council forums. They give detailed thoughts on PvP Gearing in the past, present, and the future and noting that they plan on adding a significant Honor to Spoils of War soon.

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Live

Mage Tower Hotfixes - Guardian Druid Adds Reverted, Holy Priest Nerf, Timewalking Scaling

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which reverts the recent change to the Guardian Druid Mage Tower, a nerf to the Holy Priest Mage Tower and changes to the Timewalking scaling for various Legacy items on the weekly reset.

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Live

Upcoming Legion Timewalking Trinket Tuning - Split Damage w/ Large Damage Buffs

Blizzard has posted upcoming tuning for Legion Timewalking trinkets, which includes large damage buffs but also certain trinkets now split damage between all enemies struck.

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Mistweaver Monk 9.2 Tier Set Bonus Tuning - Guide Writer Thoughts on Last Week's Build 41359

In last week's PTR build, there was additional tuning for the Mistweaver Monk's tier set bonus! In this article, Anomoly gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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Arcane Mage 9.2 Tier Set and Legendary Tuning - Guide Writer Thoughts on Last Week's Build 41359

In last week's PTR build, there was changes for the Arcane Mage's tier set bonus and Kyrian Covenant Legendary! In this article, Promo gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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Frost Mage 9.2 Tier Set and Legendary Tuning - Guide Writer Thoughts on Last Week's Build 41359

In last week's PTR build, there were changes for the Frost Mage's tier set bonus! In this article, Preheat gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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Brewmaster Monk 9.2 Tier Set Bonus Tuning - Guide Writer Thoughts on Last Week's Build 41359

In last week's PTR build, there was additional tuning for the Brewmaster Monk's tier set bonus! In this article, Lllarold gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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Protection Warrior 9.2 Tier Set Bonus Revisited - Guide Writer Thoughts

With Tier Set bonuses now available for testing on the PTR, our Protection Warrior Guide Writer, Llarold, has provided a more hands-on look at the Protection Warrior Tier Set bonus.

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New Blizzard Survey - 9.1.5 Additions, WoW Habits, Shadowlands Satisfaction

A new Blizzard Survey just went out to random recipients, asking the community for feedback about the features added in Patch 9.1.5, as well as general questions about player satisfaction with Shadowlands as an expansion.

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Blizzard on External DPS Buffs - Power Infusion, Kindred Affinity

Blizzard has given some design thoughts about External DPS buffs such as Powerf Infusion and Kindred Affinity in the Community Council forums.

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Attunements Removed for Serpentshrine Cavern & Tempest Keep in Burning Crusade Classic

Attunements are no longer required to enter Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep's The Eye after today's maintenance. Blizzard did announce this would happen in a blue post a few days ago. In addition to the attunements being removed, players should expect many bosses to have new mechanics and lower health pools.

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TBC

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Wowhead Weekly #288 - Sylvanas Cinematic, 9.2 PTR Story Updates

For Wowhead Weekly #288, Annie and Perc discuss recent news like the latest Sylvanas cinematic and new story updates on the 9.2 PTR.

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The Great Push Tormented Banners Being Awarded In-Game

Players that participated in The Great Push Season 2 Proving Grounds and completed the two +15 Keystones in the Tournament Realms have started receiving their Tormented Banner of the Opportune.

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Live

Kael'thas Gate Open Inside Tempest Keep & Zoning Inside Saves Players to Raid ID in Burning Crusade Classic

Along with the other updates that went live today, players have come to learn that the gate to Kael'thas is open inside Tempest Keep's The Eye and zoning into the raid will save you to that Raid ID.

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TBC

Patch 9.2 Raid Testing Schedule for This Week - Heroic Anduin This Friday!

Blizzard has posted details on the Patch 9.2 raid testing for this week, which includes Heroic Anduin testing on Friday!

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Blizzard on the WoW PTR Cycle and Upcoming Raid Testing

Blizzard has posted some behind-the-scenes information on the development of WoW's PTR cycle and how upcoming raid testing is announced!

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Patch 9.2 PTR Class and Spell Changes Build 41462 - Venthyr Balance Druid Nerf, Shaman Tuning

This week's Patch 9.2 class and spell changes includes a nerf to Venthyr Balance Druid and many shaman changes to conduits, base spells and more!

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PTR

New Arbiter Model - Patch 9.2 Datamining

The latest 9.2 Eternity's End PTR build is currently being deployed, and with it, a new Arbiter model has been added. Story spoilers.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Tier Set Tuning Build 41462 - Shadow Priest Rework, Arms Warrior Nerf

This Patch 9.2 PTR also contains some tier set tuning, reworking the Shadow Priest tier set and nerfing the Arms Warrior one.

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New Male Night Elf Faces - Patch 9.2 Datamining

With the latest Patch 9.2 Eternity's End PTR build, 3 new male Night Elf face customizations are being added.

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Patch Notes for Eternity's End - 9.2 PTR Build 41462

Blizzard has updated the patch notes for the latest 9.2 PTR build, highlighting new Night Elf male face options, class changes, and new campaign chapters.

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New Arbiter of the Shadowlands in Patch 9.2 Cutscenes - Story Spoilers

We have two cutscenes featuring the new Arbiter of the Shadowlands from the 9.2 PTR. (Story Spoilers)

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Today's 9.2 PTR Update Is the Final Full Build of 2021

Blizzard has announced that today's 9.2 PTR update is the final full build of 2021.

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Fixed - Kael'thas Gate Open Inside Tempest Keep & Zoning Inside Saves Players to Raid ID in Burning Crusade Classic

Along with the other updates that went live today, players have come to learn that the gate to Kael'thas is open inside Tempest Keep's The Eye and zoning into the raid will save you to that Raid ID.

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TBC

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How the Machine of Death Was Broken - 9.2 Campaign Details the Destabilizing of the Arbiter (Spoilers)

The latest story chapters available on the 9.2 PTR begin to reveal how the Jailer destabilized the Arbiter in order to funnel souls into the Maw, tying together events from several expansions.

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Nerfs to TBC Gems and Striking Enchants - Blizzard Timewalking Changes

With today's reset, the previously announced Timewalking changes went into action. These changes, as expected, nerfed the value of some TBC gems, plus fixed missing scaling on Striking enchants and sharpening stones.

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Jailer Intro Cutscene in Sepulcher of the First Ones (Story Spoilers)

Leading up to the Jailer's encounter in Sepulcher of the First Ones, the final boss fight in Shadowlands, we have a brief cutscene with an interesting visual detail.

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Winter Veil Holiday Live on Burning Crusade Classic Servers - New Hat Locations, Toy

Greatfather Winter has returned to Burning Crusade Classic servers on December 15th, bringing holiday cheer, a new gift, and new hat locations for good little adventurers across Azeroth!

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Winter Veil Holiday Live on Classic and Season of Mastery Servers

Winter Veil is live on Classic and Season of Mastery servers, with Greatfather Winter, quests, and presents for all! Find out everything this holiday has to offer.

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Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 Highlights - Ladder Play Coming Soon

Blizzard has announced Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 highlights, including Ladder Play coming in early 2022!

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Legion Archaeology Rotation - Neck with Three Sockets Available For Two Weeks

For the next two weeks, Prizerock Neckband is the Legion Archaeology reward for players to obtain. This neck is one of the best necks for players looking to minmax their Mage Tower gear, as it has three gem sockets.

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Additional Mage Tower Tuning Hotfixes - Highlord Kruul, Raest Magespear

Blizzard has posted some additional mage tower hotfixes, nerfing the Tank Mage Tower challenge and fixing an bug on the Twins encounter, but compensating for the change.

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Blizzard on Rogue Tier Set Feedback and Upcoming Changes Coming in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has responded to Rogue feedback and posted some upcoming thoughts and changes to the tier sets coming in the new year with the next Patch 9.2 PTR build!

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Blizzard on Upcoming Death Knight Tier Changes and Design Thoughts for Next 9.2 PTR Build

Blizzard has commented on the current state of the Death Knight Tier Set changes coming in the next 9.2 PTR build next year.

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Blizzard on Upcoming Changes to Demon Hunter Tier Set Bonuses in Next 9.2 PTR Build

Blizzard has provided some details on upcoming changes to the Demon Hunter tier set bonuses coming in the next 9.2 PTR build!

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Community Spotlight: Half Naked Paladin Defeats Highlord Kruul in Mage Tower "Hard Mode"

Pally Player OrcinusDrake has completed the World of Warcraft Protection Paladin Mage Tower Challenge with half the gear generally required. Check this out!

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Feast of Winter Veil 2021 - New Toy Available From Vendors

The Feast of Winter Veil runs from December 16th through January 2nd, now live on NA and EU realms! New this year: Winter Veil Chorus Book toy.

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Blinky - New Battle Pet Available on Blizzard Shop

Blinky is a new battle pet available to purchase on the Blizzard Shop.

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The Dragon Pack Blizzard Shop Bundle - Save Up to 60% on Select Mounts and Pets

Blizzard has released the Dragon Pack shop bundle, where players can acquire five mounts and two pets at a discounted price through January 3, 2022.

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Incense of infinity Now Available - Instantly Learn All Conduits at Item Level 200

Blizzard has just pushed a hotfix to live servers to add the new alt conduit catch-up item. Using this item in a character learns every available conduit and raises them to item level 200.

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Blizzard and Warcraft 2021 Holiday Sale - 50% Off Shadowlands, 30% Off Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has revealed the full list of 2021 holiday sales, including 50% off Shadowlands and 30% off Burning Crusade Classic.

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Diablo II: Resurrected Developer Interview - Upcoming Patch 2.4 and Ladder Season

Robert Gallerani (Design Lead), Matthew Cederquist (Senior Game Producer), and Adam Fletcher (PezRadar) have joined MrLlamaSC for a Developer Interview discussing the upcoming Patch 2.4 and first Ladder Season for Diablo II: Resurrected.

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New Summon Sayaad Spell in Patch 9.2 - Summon a Succubus or Incubus

With the latest update on the Eternity's End Patch 9.2 PTR, the Incubus is available to be summoned by Warlock players! You can summon either a Succubus or Incubus at random, or choose which demon you want to summon at all times.

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PTR

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New Incubus Warlock Summon Model on the Burning Crusade Classic PTR

The Incubus Warlock pet is coming to the Burning Crusade Classic, with a brand new model revealed on the PTR today. Visually similar to the Patch 9.2 version, this Incubus is lower resolution and less defined, to better fit with other WoW Classic visuals.

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TBC

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Community Spotlight: Fan Reads and Animates World of Warcraft Novels

Youtuber Flying Buttress reads and animates World of Warcraft Novels, and then breaks them up into highly digestible chunks. You know you want Flying Buttress to read you a story!

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Jailer's Gauntlet Boss Rush Mode in Torghast Patch 9.2: Strategy, Rewards, Mawrat Mount

The Jailer's Gauntlet wing in Patch 9.2 in Torghast introduces a fun, fast-paced Boss Rush format, with rewards such as a pet, toy, title, and the Colossal Ebonclaw Mawrat mount!

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Activision Blizzard Publishes Representation Data and Reaffirms Commitment to Diversity

COO Daniel Alegre has published Activision Blizzard's gender and diversity representation data, outlining the percentage of women and underrepresented ethnic groups at the company, including new hires and departures from those groups over the last year.

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Blizzard on Upcoming Restoration Druid Tier Changes for Next 9.2 PTR Build

Blizzard has provided some details on upcoming changes to the Restoration Druid tier set bonuses coming in the next 9.2 PTR build!

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Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm Back Online

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post, explaining that the Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm is once again online. Testing will go until Monday, December 20, at which point the PTR will be shut down.

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Patch 9.2 Raid Testing Now Live - Heroic Anduin, Vigilant Guardian

Heroic Anduin raid testing is now live with Vigilant Guardian being tested later today.

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Anduin Encounter Phase 1 Transition and Dialogue (Spoilers)

During PTR raid testing of the Anduin encounter, we've gotten our first look at the Phase 1 transition. During this transition, some NPC dialogue plays and a very special NPC shows up.

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Burning Crusade Classic "Post Nerf" Clarifications for Tier 6 & Sunwell Plateau

In a Forum thread posted by User Fatnerdxo asking about post nerf status of some Tier 6 bosses, Blizzard Community Manager Kaivax responded to clear up some confusion, as well as share some extra information regarding Sunwell Plateau.

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Burning Crusade Classic PTR Offline Until Next Week

Blizzard has shut down the Burning Crusade Classic PTR ahead of schedule, stating that they will communicate when there will be further testing next week.

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Community Spotlight: Player Creates Heart of the Forest Winter Veil Tree

An extraordinarily talented player has created a real life, animated Christmas tree modeled after the Heart of the Forest in Ardenweald. Be you festive or bah-humbug, you have to see this!

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More Neon Lightsaber Sword Transmogs Available from Zereth Mortis Rares in Patch 9.2

New variations of the lightsaber sword transmog originally added in Chains of Domination have been found on the Patch 9.2 PTR! These can be used to create really cool broker or Star Wars-themed transmogs.

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Community Spotlight: Musician Covers Tavern Theme on Ocarina and Mandolin

Musician Tony Catch arranges beautiful covers of World of Warcraft music and more. This cover of Pig and Whistle is worth a listen.

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Community Spotlight: Team True Potential Releases New 3D Animated Short

Team True Potential have shared their latest World of Warcraft animated short. Art is what you make of it - check this out.

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More Mage Tower Gold Making Opportunities - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 207

The latest Shadowlands economy spotlight highlights how the Mage Tower continues to be a great way for players to make gold through old-world reagents.

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Zereth Mortis Storyline - Chapters 6 and 7 of Patch 9.2 Questline (Story Spoilers)

The fifth and sixth chapters are available for testing on the latest PTR build of Patch 9.2, Eternity's End. We went through both available chapters in this post. Story spoilers.

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Character Class Changes in Diablo II Resurrected Patch 2.4 and Beyond

There will be character class changes in the new Ladder season with Patch 2.4. Learn about changes to character classes in Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update December 2021

Blizzard News - Diablo IV Quarterly Update December 2021. Visual Effects, Legendary and Unique Itemization, and Paragon Board Updates

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Diablo IV

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Brand New Blizzard Gear Experience Coming in Early 2022

A new Blizzard Gear experience will be coming in early 2022. Gift Cards must be used by Jan 1, 2022. The Store will go dark for a short window Jan1.

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Blizzard

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Community Spotlight: Guardian Druid Defeats Highlord Kruul in No-Bear-Form Hard Mode

Check this out. A Guardian Druid kills it in the tank Mage Tower Challenge without using Bear Form. What up?!

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Blizzard on Gnomish Battle Chickens and Battle Squawk Buffs in TBC Classic

Blizzard has commented on the current state of Battle Squawk buffs that can be obtained from the Gnomish Battle Chicken, and possible plans for the future.

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TBC

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Throughout this week, players are able to benefit from +100% reputation from Legion World Quests, thanks to the Sign of the Legion and Sign of the Emissary effects active this week. A perfect time to finish up any Legion reputation grinds you have left.

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Ladder Changes in Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 and Beyond

In the recent Developer Interview with MrLlamaSC, Design Lead Rob Gallerani, Senior Game Producer Matthew Cederquist, and Global Community Development Lead Adam Fletcher revealed details about the first Ladder seasons of Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Maelie, Wandering Arden Doe - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 1

Welcome to day one of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Maelie, the Wandering Arden Doe!

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Amazing Diablo Concept Art Xbox: Community Spotlight

Amazing Diablo Concept Art Xbox from Twitter User Topi and BlueHorse Studios. See photos and work in process images from Blue Horse.

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Welcome to day two of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Wildseed Cradle!

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New Runewords in Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 and Beyond

New Runewords will be introduced in the upcoming Ladder season with Patch 2.4. Learn about future plans for Runewords in Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Shadow Priest 9.2 Tier Set Bonus Revisited - Guide Writer Thoughts on What's Changed

In last week's PTR build, there was additional tuning for the Shadow Priest's tier set bonus! In this article, EllipsisPriest gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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Legion Timewalking Mythic+ Dungeon Tips and Tricks

With Legion Timewalking continuing, we're highlighting some tips and tricks for each of the Legion Dungeons and the Infernal affix.

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In the recent Developer Interview with MrLlamaSC, Design Lead Rob Gallerani, Senior Game Producer Matthew Cederquist, and Global Community Development Lead Adam Fletcher unveiled massive changes to the Mercenary system in Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Darkmaul - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 3

Welcome to day three of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about Darkmaul.

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Wowhead's 2021 Winter Veil Sweepstake

As the snow falls outside of Ironforge and Orgrimmar, the Wowhead team is taking a moment to reflect on 2021. The Wowhead staff has been kept busy with many Retail, Classic, TBC and PTR updates this past year and we've been doing our best to keep up with it all. As a thank you to the community we're hosting another annual Winter Veil Sweepstake through January 7, 2022. There's two different entry choices available so everyone can partake, even if you're only into WoW Classic/TBC. Slide on in to this post for more details. Best of luck and Happy Holidays!

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Wowhead

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Snowy Owl Now Spawning - Blossoming and Wandering Ancient Appearance Changes

With the Winter Solstice in the North Hemisphere, the winter pet Snowy Owl is now spawning. The appearance of Blossoming Ancient and Wandering Ancient have also changed to their Winter variants.

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: 9.2, Mage Tower, Next Expansion, and Much More

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, the Mage Tower, 9.2 spoilers and more. Give them a watch.

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Live

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Arboreal Gulper - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 4

Welcome to day four of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Arboreal Gulper.

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Live

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Physical Based Rendering and Visual Effects - Diablo IV Quarterly Update

An analysis of the state of Visual Effects in Diablo IV, as revealed in the recent quarterly update, featuring weapon buff effects, combat improvements, and lighting.

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Diablo IV

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Feast of Winter Veil 2021 Special Presents Now Available

The Feast of Winter Veil 2021 special presents are now available to players!

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Live

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Festive Winter Veil Bosses - Siegecrafter Blackfuse, Blackwater Behemoth, Sire Denathrius

Some raid bosses in WoW are celebrating Feast of Winter Veil with funny holiday decorations, including Siegecrafter Blackfuse whose festive appearance is only active on December 25th!

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Live

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Dusklight Razorwing - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 5

Welcome to day five of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Dusklight Razorwing.

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Live

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Rextroy One-Shots: Naked Paladin One-Shot Combo on Classic

Rextroy gets naked to one-shot opponents on World of Warcraft Classic, as only Rextroy can...check it out...

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Classic

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Silky Shimmermoth - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 6

Welcome to day six of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Silky Shimmermoth

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Live

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Restoration Shaman 9.2 Tier Set Bonus Revisited - Guide Writer Thoughts on What's Changed

Two weeks ago in the last 9.2 PTR build , there was a rework for the Restoration Shaman's tier set bonus! In this article, Niseko gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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PTR

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Corridor Creeper - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 7

Welcome to day seven of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Corridor Creeper

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Live

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Blood Death Knight Solos Court of Stars +21 - Community Spotlight

In an exhibition of superior play, a Blood Death Knight solos Court of Stars +21. Check it out!

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Live

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End-Game Progression: The Paragon Board - Diablo IV Quarterly Update

With the release of their December 2021 Quarterly Update, Blizzard unveiled a ton of new information regarding Diablo IV. It also includes the introduction of the Paragon Board, a major end-game progression system.

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Diablo IV

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Arena Season 2 for Burning Crusade Classic Ends on January 11th

Blizzard has released a News Post announcing January 11th as the end date for Arena Season 2. The Arena will then enter an offseason, where gear will go on sale for a brief period. To learn more about the first arena offseason, check out this news post.

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TBC

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Burning Crusade Timewalking Active This Week - Warglaive Transmog and 50% Bonus Reputation Gains

Burning Crusade Timewalking is active for the week - get ilvl 226 loot from the weekly quest and a chance of Warglaive transmog on your Demon Hunter.

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Live

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Silverwind Larion - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 8

Welcome to day eight of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Silverwind Larion.

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Live

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Reach Revered with Netherwing Easily with Burning Crusade Timewalking Rep Buff

You can reach Revered with Netherwing easily during Burning Crusade Timewalking due to the 50% reputation boost affecting introductory quests.

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Live

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Blizzard Still Considering Changes to Battle Squawk in Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard is still looking into a way to adjust Battle Squawk (a buff granted from Gnomish Battle Chicken). One idea that Blizzard shared was possibly adding the Tinnitus debuff to the Squawk effect, which would act similarly to Drums of Battle. Blizzard is asking the community to share their thoughts on the forums.

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TBC

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Shimmermist Runner - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 9

Welcome to day nine of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about the Shimmermist Runner.

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Live

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The Darkening of Tristram - Diablo III Anniversary Event Returning January 3, 2022!

Blizzard has announced that The Darkening of Tristram will be back again in Diablo III from January 3rd through January 31st. Stop the cultists and brave the Cathedral. Find new transmogs, earn achievements, and gather new pets and portraits.

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Diablo

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Summon Sayaad Spell Changed on the 9.2 PTR - Tutorial Added to Change Your Demon

The Summon Sayaad spell functionality has been slightly changed on the 9.2 PTR - Using it for the first time will now give you a tutorial on how to change the demon summoned by the spell!

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PTR

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Sundancer - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 10

Welcome to day ten of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about Sundancer.

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Live

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Rextroy Talks: Abandoned World of Warcraft Features

Rextroy talks about 5 features that used to be available in World of Warcraft but that have been abandoned, either due to lack of upkeep, or lack of players. Which would you like to see back?

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Live

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New Year's Eve 2021 Fireworks and Dance Party in Azeroth

Beginning at 6pm realm time on December 31st, watch fireworks light the skies in Azeroth.

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Live

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Class Writers Chat About World of Warcraft Systems, Borrowed Power, Class Balance - Community Spotlight

Four class specialists and guide writers chat with MO Cast about World of Warcraft systems and classes. If you have any interest in the state of classes, this is a must-see.

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Live

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Blanchy's Reins - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 11

Welcome to day eleven of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about Blanchy's Reins.

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Live

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Over 110 Forsaken Players Participate in a Fun Guild Machinima - Community Spotlight

Check out this machinima from a very uniformly themed guild. The Scarlet Scourge is what community is about.

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Live

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Wowhead's 2021 Year in Review and Happy New Year

2021 for the Wowhead team was a year of growth and new directions for the site, and your support makes it all worthwhile. Here's a look back at what we're particularly proud of on our site in the past year.

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Wowhead

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Final Days to Complete the Mage Tower - Spec Suggestions for Each Challenge

The end of Legion Timewalking is almost upon us. With that, the Mage Tower will be closed again January 4th (5th for EU) until April. If you're still looking to complete A Tour of Towers before the end of the event, we have suggestions of specs that have easier times on each of the challenges

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Live

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Darkmoon Faire Not Starting on EU and NA Realms

The Darkmoon Faire event is not spawning on NA and EU servers, and there are currently no calendar events for the Faire for all of 2022. This is very likely to be a bug that will get fixed early next week.

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Live

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A Year of Gold Making, Store for Gold Speculation - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 208

The latest Shadowlands economy spotlight summarizes the last year of gold making, and possible future plans for 2022.

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Live

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More Warp Blade Fist Weapon Transmogs Available from Zereth Mortis Rares in Patch 9.2

New variations of the warp blade Fist Weapon transmog added in Chains of Domination have been found on the Patch 9.2 PTR! These fist weapons are heavily based on the Warp Blades used by the Dark Templars in the Starcraft series.

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PTR

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Renown Mounts - Twelve Days of Mounts: Day 12

Welcome to day twelve of our special Twelve Days of Mounts series! With the holidays upon us, we are doing a series of highlights on easy to collect mounts added in Shadowlands. Today we are talking about Renown Mounts

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Live

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On This Day: World of Warcraft Patch 1.9.0: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was released 16 Years Ago

World of Warcraft Patch 1.9.0: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was released sixteen years ago today. Join us as we remember when each realm fought to open those gates, as well as early iterations of systems we still enjoy today - in much different forms.

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Live

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Hearthstone Hero Skins Art Shows the Winter Veil Side of World of Warcraft Heroes

New limited time sets of festive holiday hero skins are available for Hearthstone. Check out the artwork for our jolly major NPCs.

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Live

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Darkmoon Faire Event Hotfixed - Event Start Postponed to January 9th

The Darkmoon Faire event did not start as usual over the weekend due to a bug. The event has been fixed, but to compensate for the time loss, this month's Faire will begin on January 9th.

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Live

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Mythic and Raid Finder Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing on January 6-10

Blizzard has announced that Sepulcher of the First Ones raid testing will continue this week - Mythic Dausegne, Skolex, Lihuvim, Artificer Xy'mox and the Cornerstone of Creation LFR Wing are being tested!

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PTR

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Soulshape Journal - New Addon for Tracking Night Fae Soulshapes

Looking for an easy way to track which Night Fae Soulshapes you have and which you still need to find? Soulshapes Journal is the solution.

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Live

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How Do Summoning Necromancers Even Know What's Going On? - Diablo II: Resurrected

User Kushnerdz on the Diablo II: Resurrected Reddit posted a video and asked the question, "How do Summoning Necromancers even know what's going on?"

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Diablo II

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Blizzard Reveals Additional Mythic+ Tormented Hero Title Details - Faction Transfer Cutoff Date

Blizzard has revealed some additional details about the Mythic+ Tormented Hero title that has been added for Season 2, including a cutoff date for faction transfers to be eligible for the title.

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Live

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Blizzard on the State of Burning Crusade Classic Server Population

Blizzard has posted their thoughts on the current state of Burning Crusade Classic's server population and possible changes for the future.

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TBC

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Artist Models Their Own Vision of 9.2 Artifact - Community Spotlight

Unimpressed with the model for an artifact in the upcoming Patch 9.2, artist Åska modeled their own version. Check this out - no plot details, super minor spoiler.

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Live

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More Blizzard Comments on the State of Burning Crusade Classic Server Population

On the WoW Community Council thread discussing Burning Crusade Classic server population, Aggrend has shared more thoughts regarding the issue by directly responding to community suggestions.

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TBC

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Blizzard Adds Context for Post-Nerf Tier 6 Content in Burning Crusade Classic

While it was already confirmed that there would not be a "Pre-Nerf" version of Tier 6 content, Blizzard added some extra context to this decision in a blue post on the WoW Community Council Forum.

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TBC

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Diablo Immortal Closed Beta Ending And Live Stream Event on January 7

According to Global Community Development Lead Adam Fletcher, Diablo Immortal's Closed Beta phase will end on January 7. Blizzard China has also announced a Diablo Immortal live stream event on the same day.

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Immortal

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Tier Set Bonus Changes in 9.2 PTR Build 41726 - Restoration Druid, Protection Warrior

The first Patch 9.2 build of 2022 contains some Tier Set Bonus tuning which includes changes to the Restoration Druid, Protection Warrior and Rogue set bonuses.

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PTR

Tier Set Bonus Changes in 9.2 PTR Build 41726 - Restoration Druid, Protection Warrior

The first Patch 9.2 build of 2022 contains some Tier Set Bonus tuning which includes changes to the Restoration Druid, Protection Warrior and Rogue set bonuses.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Loading Screens - Enigma Arena and Sepulcher of the First Ones

With a new year comes a new Patch 9.2 PTR build, kicking off with brand new loading screens for the upcoming Enigma Arena PvP map and Sepulcher of the First Ones raid zone.

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 Warlock Tier Set Helmet Appearance Updated - Light Horn Feature Added

With the latest PTR build, the Warlock tier helm has received another update - The previously pointed hood has been softened, and the helm now features light horns!

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PTR

New Kleia and Pelagos Models in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End

Kleia and Plegaos have new models on the Patch 9.2 PTR. Although both incomplete, they contain have some interesting features: different eyes, runes across their face, and what appears to be bruising.

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PTR

Keystone Master Requirements Increased to Account for 2 New Mythic+ Dungeons

In the latest PTR build, the Keystone Master, Keystone Conqueror and Keystone Explorer rating requirements have been increased in Shadowlands Season 3 to account for the two additional wings of Tazavesh.

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PTR

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New Shaman Ghost Wolf Models in Patch 9.2 - Vulpine and Lupine

Two new Shaman ghost wolf models are coming in Patch 9.2--Vulpine and Lupine models!

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PTR

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More Sylvanas and Jailer Dialogue from Patch 9.2 (Spoilers)

The latest 9.2 PTR build adds more interesting audio files for Sylvanas and the Jailer - possible story spoilers ahead.

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PTR

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New Infinite Augment Rune Coming in Eternity's End

Patch 9.2 is adding a new infinitely usable Augment Rune! This rune can be purchased after earning Exalted reputation with the Enlightened and will cost 40,000 gold.

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PTR

Prototype Jailer Model Found in Patch 9.2 Reveals Zovaal's Origins

A new model found through datamining raises more questions than it answers, as we've found what appears to be an incomplete prototype of the Jailer Zovaal. Potential Spoilers within.

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PTR

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Keystone Hero for Tazavesh Added in Patch 9.2 - Port to Tazavesh Entrance

Patch 9.2 will add another Keystone Hero achievement for the Tazavesh Megadungeon. Players who complete both wings off Tazavesh on a +20 keystone in time will receive a portal to the Tazavesh entrance!

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PTR

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More Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Story Cutscenes (Spoilers)

We have more Patch 9.2 cutscenes, from the early chapters of the Eternity's End quest campaign.

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PTR

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Rewards for Jailer's Gauntlet in Torghast Changed in 9.2 PTR Build 41276

The new Jailer's Gauntlet mode of Torghast has had layer rewards changed or removed in PTR Patch 41276.

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PTR

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Burning Crusade Classic PTR is Back Online for Tier 6 Testing

The Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm is once again online, allowing players to test the Black Temple and Mount Hyjal raids. Players can create pre-made Level 70 characters and purchase, gear, enchantments, weapons, and items to prepare for testing.

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TBC

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Recommended iLvls for Jailer's Gauntlet Significantly Increased in 9.2 PTR Patch 41726

Recommended levels for layers in Jailer's Gauntlet have been their difficulty significantly raised in 9.2 PTR Patch 41726.

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PTR

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Activision Blizzard Responds to Raven Software Strike - Leadership to Engage with Staff

Activision Blizzard has again responded to the strike at Raven Software, which is now in its third week after about a dozen Quality Assurance employees were informed that their temporary contracts would not be renewed.

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Blizzard

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New Cervid Soulshape Datamined in 9.2 PTR Patch 41726

A new Soulshape, the Cervid Soul, has been datamined in 9.2 PTR Patch 41726.

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PTR

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Rextroy One-Shots: Warlock Legendary Has Seemingly Infinite Scaling

Rextroy checks out a Warlock Legendary that has no AoE cap. Watch him figure it out and try it out on raid and PvP targets.

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Live

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Titles for Defeating Mythic and Hall of Fame Jailer

The latest 9.2 PTR build adds titles for defeating the Jailer on Mythic difficulty as well as the Hall of Fame.

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PTR

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Classic Season of Mastery Hardcore Guild Progress in Molten Core

The Hardcore community is still working towards their goal of killing Ragnaros with an entire raid group with the Soul of Iron buff. As of January 2nd, they have downed 4 bosses down in Molten Core and today, we'll do a breakdown of that progress.

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Classic

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New Demon Hunter Tier Set Bonuses Revealed for Patch 9.2 - Havoc and Vengeance

Blizzard has reworked the Demon Hunter Tier Set bonuses for Havoc and Vengeance due to feedback and revealed the new set bonuses coming in a future Patch 9.2 PTR build!

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PTR

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New Warlock Tier Set Bonuses Revealed for Patch 9.2 - Affliction, Demonology and Destruction

Blizzard has also revealed new warlock tier set bonuses in Patch 9.2 based on previous feedback!

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PTR

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Blizzard on the Removal of Plagueborers from Plaguefall Dungeon in Patch 9.1

Blizzard has provided some insight on the design decision of powerful dungeon-specific effects in Mythic+ such as why Plaguefall's Plagueborers were removed in Patch 9.1, Necrotic Wake weapons and Tol Dagor cannons.

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Live

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Shards of Domination Will Be Disabled in All 9.2 Content

Blizzard has announced that Shards of Domination will be disabled in all Patch 9.2 content including Zereth Mortis, the Sepulcher Raid, and Season 3 PvP and dungeons.

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PTR

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Enigma Arena Not Launching at Start of Shadowlands Season 3

Blizzard has announced that the Enigma Arena will not be launching at the start of Shadowlands Season 3 as it needs more development time. Maldraxxus Coliseum is still planned for the release of Patch 9.2.

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PTR

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New Shaman Ghost Wolf Forms Available for Testing Next Week on 9.2 PTR

Blizzard has announced that the new Shaman Ghost Wolf forms will be available for testing in next week's PTR build!

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PTR

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9.2 PTR Datamining Hints at Three Movies in Sepulcher of the First Ones

Spell data hints at three movies, possibly cutscenes or cinematics, that will play in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid in Patch 9.2.

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PTR

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Fan Artist Creates Druid Werebear Form Action Figure - Community Spotlight

Using an old Thundercats Snowman as a base, artist Hobbes Holluck has created a magnificent World of Warcraft Druid werebear form action figure. More than just a mod, this chap is superb. Check it out!

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Live

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Senior Game Designer Johnny Cash Leaves Blizzard Entertainment

Celebrated for his work in quest design, Pet Battles, Class Halls, Artifacts, and the return of Hati, Senior Game Designer Johnny Cash announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment yesterday, following 12 years with the studio.

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Blizzard

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Mage Tower with Trial Characters - Player Completes Every Challenge with Trial Characters

Bicepspump, our Frost DK and Unholy DK Class Writer, has released video guides for completing all seven Mage Tower challenges using trial characters. Those guides are useful for players that don't have some class they want to complete the challenges on at a high enough level.

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Live

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Blizzard Adds Even More Context for Post-Nerf Tier 6 Content in Burning Crusade Classic

While it was already confirmed that there would not be a "Pre-Nerf" version of Tier 6 content and Blizzard did add additional context to this decision, Blizzard has shared another Blue post explaining the philosophy behind pre-nerf and post-nerf content for Classic.

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TBC

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Gold-Making Suggestions for Retail and TBC WoW - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 209

The latest economy round-up discusses some ways to make gold on retail WoW, following the departure of the Mage Tower, as well as on Burning Crusade Classic.

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Live

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Updated Race Pages on the World of Warcraft Website

Blizzard have updated their World of Warcraft race pages again. These new pages are simpler and cleaner, though not as in-depth. However, some of the changes may have some interesting lore implications.

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Live

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Dungeon Journal Build 41726

The Patch 9.2 Dungeon Journal for Sepulcher of the First Ones was updated in the latest PTR build with some new spells, encounter tuning and more!

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PTR

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The Enlightened Reputation Rewards - New Faction in Patch 9.2

The Enlightened is a new reputation coming in Patch 9.2 and we have an early look at the rewards which include new Crafter's Mark recipes and the Broker-themed transmog sets.

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PTR

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Cypher Lore Codex Book in Patch 9.2 - Speculations About Cycles, Existence, and the Light

As you explore and unlock the secrets of Zereth Mortis in Patch 9.2, you will collect notes about your discoveries in a Cypher Lore Codex book!

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PTR

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Burning Crusade Classic Arena Season 2 Ends Later Today

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post announcing the exact time that Arena Season 2 will end on Burning Crusade Classic. The season will end at 10:00 PM PST later today.

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TBC

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Diablo Immortal Blood Knight Spell Descriptions

Based on Chinese client files, we have found multiple spell descriptions and tooltips for Diablo Immortal's potential Blood Knight class.

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Immortal

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Burning Crusade Classic PvP Offseason and Gear Clarifications

Blizzard has added to the announcement Blue Post regarding Arena Season 2's end time, adding more information and clearing up some confusion regarding the upcoming PvP Offseason. Players will be able to purchase Arena season 2 gear at a discount from the vendor in Area 52 after season 2 ends.

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TBC

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First Look at New Raid Trinkets in 9.2 PTR Build - Sepulcher of the First Ones

In the latest 9.2 PTR build, we've datamined our first look at some upcoming raid trinkets from the Sepulcher of the First Ones!

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PTR

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Blizzard Posts Raid Testing Schedule for Next Two Weeks on 9.2 PTR

Blizzard has posted the raid testing schedule for the next two weeks which includes more Mythic testing and upcoming Normal testing.

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PTR

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Double Legendaries in Patch 9.2 - When Will It Unlock?

This week, Dratnos and Tettles are back and discussing Double Legendaries in Patch 9.2! They discuss when they think the system will release and how they think it will affect progression.

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Live

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Is That a Mace or a Staff? Fun Item Transmogs from Zereth Mortis

More new fun Zereth Mortis transmogs have been added over the past 9.2 PTR build, including a staff and a mace that will fool you with their appearances!

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PTR

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Diablo 2: Resurrected PTR Arrives January 12

Grab your weapons! Blizzard has announced that the PTR server and database goes live on January 12th. No mention yet of when 2.4 content appears.

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Diablo II

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Wowhead Weekly #289 - 9.2 PTR Story Updates Including Arbiter, Jailer, Sylvanas

For Wowhead Weekly #289, Annie and Perc discuss story updates from the recent 9.2 PTR builds including developments with the Arbiter, Jailer, and Sylvanas.

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PTR

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New Patch 9.2 PTR Cinematic Models - Sylvanas and Tyrande Updates

We've found new high resolution cinematic models for Sylvanas and Tyrande! These updates include weapons, quivers, and ornately detailed armor, ready for the many cutscenes and in-game cinematics coming in Patch 9.2: Eternity's End.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41726 Class and Spell Changes - Covenant Ability and Legendary Tuning

This Patch 9.2 PTR build contains additional class and spell changes which includes a nerf to Ashen Hallow for Venthyr Paladins and buffs to Abomination Limb and its related effects for DKs.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41827 Class and Spell Changes - Ashen Hallow Nerf, Abomination Limb Buff

This Patch 9.2 PTR build contains additional class and spell changes which includes a nerf to Ashen Hallow for Venthyr Paladins and buffs to Abomination Limb for DKs.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 Build 41827 Tier Set Bonus Tuning and Changes

This Patch 9.2 build also contains additional tier set bonus tuning and changes for Death Knights, Demon Hunters, Rogues, Warlocks and more!

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 PTR Build 41827 Class and Spell Changes - Abomination Limb Buff, Ashen Hallow Not Nerfed

This Patch 9.2 PTR build contains additional class and spell changes which includes buffs to Death Knight's Abomination Limb. Ashen Hallow also appears to be nerfed, however this has been confirmed to be an erroneous tooltip change and not actually adjusted on the PTR.

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PTR

Vessel of Profound Possibilities - Learn and Upgrade All Conduits to 278

One of the new items added to The Enlightened is the Vessel of Profound Possibilities, the Conduit upgrade item for Eternity's End!

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PTR

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Tier Sets Drops Revealed in Sepulcher of the First Ones - No Tier Tokens, No 4-Set Week 1

Loot has been added to the Shadowlands Dungeon Journal, revealing that Sepulcher bosses will likely drop tier directly, and not through Tier tokens. With only 3 of 5 tier bosses initially available, players will be unable to complete 4-piece sets during the first week of the raid.

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PTR

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Double Legendary in Patch 9.2 Requires Revered Reputation

Today's build adds double legendary testing on the PTR. This testing unveils that the requirement to equip a second legendary will be to reach revered with The Enlightened, the main faction in Zereth Mortis.

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PTR

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Eternity's End Hall of Fame Titles Updated - Famed Slayer of Zovaal the Jailer

The Shadowlands Hall of Fame title awarded for finishing Sepulcher of the First Ones has been changed from Famed Bane to Famed Slayer of Zovaal the Jailer, indicating he will actually die at the conclusion of the raid.

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PTR

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Blizzard Removes Reputation Cost from Double Legendary Belt for Testing

Blizzard has removed the reputation cost from the Double Legendary belt for testing purposes on the 9.2 PTR!

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PTR

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New Spells Datamined for Updated Blackwing Lair Bosses on Classic Season of Mastery

New Spells have been Datamined from the Classic Season of Mastery Public Test Realm, which was just updated to Patch 1.14.2.41858. Currently, no Season of Mastery PTR Realms are available.

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Classic

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BoE Trash Drops Added to Sepulcher of the First Ones - Most Share Slots with Tier

Sepulcher of the First Ones BoE Trash drops have also been added to this build and most of these items share slots with Tier gear.

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PTR

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Rextroy One-Shots: Planning and Executing the Perfect One-Shot Combo

Follow along with Rextroy as he pushes the limits of the game to craft the perfect crazy one-shot.

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Live

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How Long to Unlock Double Legendaries in Patch 9.2 - Reaching Revered with The Enlightened

With this week's PTR build, we learned that you'll likely need to reach Revered with The Enlightened to unlock your second legendary in Patch 9.2. So how long does it take to reach revered with this new rep?

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PTR

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Updated Costs for PvP Gear on Burning Crusade Classic

With Arena Season 2 coming to a close in Burning Crusade Classic, the offseason has officially begun. Season 1 gear has gone on sale, purchasable with honor points and battleground marks. Season 2 gear has been put on discount, half off its previous price.

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TBC

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Wowhead Now Hiring Freelance Diablo Writers

Wowhead is looking for writers to join our Diablo Content Team, including covering Diablo II: Resurrected, Diablo Immortal, and eventually Diablo IV.

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Diablo

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Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Now Live

The Diablo II: Resurrected Public Test Realm is now live! In its first installation ever, the "Server Update" PTR will feature technical changes to the game including fixes to databases issues.

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Diablo II

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Vessel of Profound Possibilities in Patch 9.2 Should Require Elite Not Gladiator

Blizzard has commented on the Vessel of Profound Possibilities in Patch 9.2, noting that one of requirements should be Elite and not Gladiator, allowing RBG groups to also acquire this catch-up item!

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PTR

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New Details for Solo Shuffle PvP Brawl in Patch 9.2 - Deserter Penalties, Protection Paladins, Efficient Honor

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Solo Shuffle PvP Brawl coming in Patch 9.2 in the Community Council forums. They discuss deserter penalties, Protection Paladins and how Solo Shuffle should be the most efficient way to earn Honor in Patch 9.2.

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PTR

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Blizzard on Upcoming Rogue Tier Set Tuning and Design Goals in 9.2

Blizzard has posted some updates on the future of the Rogue Tier Set, upcoming tuning for the Rogue tier and design goals for tuning tier sets.

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PTR

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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 January 11th (January 12th for EU), and since Patch 8.3, drops Mollie, the alpaca mount.

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Live

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Overwatch 2 LEGO Titan Set Delayed - Partnership Under Review

LEGO has delayed the February release of the upcoming Overwatch 2 Titan set, while conducting a review of their partnership and the progress being made by Activision Blizzard to address workplace allegations.

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Blizzard

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Blizzard Announces 2022 WoW Esports Events

Blizzard has just announced three upcoming events for 2022 WoW esports, celebrating a 15 year anniversary for World of Warcraft esports. The Arena World Championship, Mythic Dungeon Invitational, and Classic Arena Tournament. All three of these events will take place in the first half of 2022, allowing players to compete for $700,000 in total prizes.

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Live

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Burning Crusade Classic Black Temple and Mount Hyjal Launches January 27th

Blizzard has announced a release date for Phase 3 on Burning Crusade Classic. Arena Season 3 will begin on January 17 and the raids will launch on January 27.

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TBC

Adjustments For Arena Season 3 in Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post detailing upcoming changes for the Arena in Burning Crusade Classic. The matchmaking range will be increased to allow for better queue times, as well as item changes and item bans.

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TBC

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Diablo Immortal Blood Knight Character Models and Animations

In our next preview of Diablo Immortal's potential Blood Knight class, we take a look at brand-new character models and animations!

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Immortal

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Blizzard on Upcoming Death Knight Tier Set Tuning and Design Goals in 9.2

Blizzard has posted some updates on the future of the Death Knight Tier Set and upcoming tuning for the DK tier.

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PTR

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World of Warcraft News and Development Update for January 13th - Community Council Updates

Blizzard has posted their first development update blog in the new year, covering all the recent activity across WoW, in addition to providing an update on the WoW Community Council.

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Live

Burning Crusade Classic Patch 2.5.3 Development Notes

Blizzard has updated the Development Notes for Patch 2.5.3 with new changes for the upcoming patch, such as loot table changes for most raid bosses, inclusion of Darkmoon cards, and new reputation profession patterns.

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TBC

Classic Season of Mastery PTR is Available for Testing Blackwing Lair

The Classic Season of Mastery Public Test Realm is now available for testing Blackwing Lair. Blizzard will likely be making raid boss changes to BWL, which was datamined previously.

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Classic

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Tier Drops as Extra Loot, Number of Tier Drops from Sepulcher Bosses - Tier Set Acquisition in 9.2

Now that the loot tables have been added to Sepulcher of the First Ones on the PTR, defeated bosses are now dropping rewards. From today's raid testing, we've confirmed that Tier sets are not dropping via a token and bosses will drop a massive 4 pieces of tier as extra loot on Mythic difficulty.

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PTR

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Instructor's Divine Bell and Ticking Sack Trinkets Nerfed in Patch 9.2

In the most recent 9.2 PTR build, the Instructor's Divine Bell and Ticking Sack trinkets are nerfed, but only for newly acquired versions.

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PTR

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Blizzard VFX Artist Ethan Zink Shares Soaring Spelltome Work

VFX Artist Ethan Zink has shared the work that they did on the Soaring Spelltome mount for the World of Warcraft Mage Tower Challenge.

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Live

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Protection Warrior: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Near-Permanent Necrolord Banner

In last week's PTR build 41726, Protection Warriors received a major rework for their 9.2 Tier Set bonuses! Our Protection Warrior Guide Writer, Llarold, has provided another hands-on look at all the recent changes.

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PTR

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Blackwing Lair Changes on Classic Season of Mastery PTR

Blizzard recently updated the Classic Season of Mastery Public Test Realm with new mechanics for Blackwing Lair Bosses. Only Razoregore, Vaelestrasz, Firemaw, and Chromaggus have been updated as of right now. Last night, a raid group organized by Tmugsy of Jom Gobbar defeated 3 of the 4 new bosses.

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Classic

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On This Day: World of Warcraft Patch 8.3: Visions of N'Zoth was released 2 Years Ago

World of Warcraft Patch 8.3: Visions of N'Zoth was released two years ago today. Join us as we remember when an old friend returned, new friends joined us, we finally got to see the fabled city of Ny'alotha, and the Old Gods brought the fight to our doorstep.

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Live

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Genesis Lathe - Unique Healer Weapon from Sanctum of Domination on 9.2 PTR

One of the special items from Sepulcher of the First Ones is a healer weapon called Genesis Lathe which periodically gives your healing spells "precisely what they require."

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PTR

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Item Level 246 Gear Purchasable with Sandworn Relics in Zereth Mortis

The latest Eternity's End PTR build has updated the Broker transmog gear source. The gear is now obtainable from a separate vendor and has no requirements to purchase them, besides the token costs!

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PTR

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Vengeance Demon Hunter: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - AoE Powerhouse

In this week's PTR build 41827, Vengeance Demon Hunters received a major rework for their 9.2 Tier 4-Set bonus! Our Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide Writer, Itamae, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes.

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PTR

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Diablo Immortal: New Angel Models

Today in coverage of Diablo Immortal, we review brand-new Angel models! Let's take a look at what may be in store for adventurers who brave the final zone of Diablo Immortal.

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Immortal

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Gavel of the First Arbiter - Send Souls to the Afterlife with Unique Sepulcher Raid Loot

Loot was added to the dungeon journal in this week's PTR build, giving us a look at unique items coming in Shadowlands Patch 9.2. The Jailer's Gavel of the First Arbiter draws out the targets soul, sending it to the afterlife it truly deserves.

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PTR

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More Gorgeous Panoramic Art From Dreamwalker - Community Spotlight

This artist specializes in bringing a lifelike beauty to locations around Azeroth. Check out more of Dreamwalker's stunning art.

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Live

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Subtlety Rogue: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Major Bugfixes

In last few PTR builds, Subtlety Rogue received a lot of the promised bugfixes and clarifications for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Subtlety Rogue Guide Writer, Fuu1, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Subtlety Rogue Tier Set bonuses.

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PTR

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New Diablo Book "Diablo: Tales from the Horadric Library" To Release on October 18

A new official Diablo book called "Diablo: Tales from the Horadric Library" has been listed on Amazon and other websites. The book that is supposed to release on October 18 will contain several short stories set in the world of Sanctuary.

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Diablo

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Legendary Economy Market in Patch 9.2 Predictions - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 210

In this week's economy roundup, we discuss the legendary market now that details of the covenant legendary has been revealed on the PTR. We also go in-depth to discuss one of the often maligned and misrepresented gold making methods - Transmog Farming.

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Live

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On This Day: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Launched Fifteen Years Ago on January 16, 2007

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade was released fifteen years ago today. Join us as we remember our first Draenei and Blood Elves, and how unprepared we were when we set foot through that Dark Portal.

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Live

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Datamined Encrypted Mount, Pet, Items - Possible 10.0 Expansion Deluxe Edition Rewards? (Possible Spoilers)

We have found new encrypted content to live servers which includes a mount, a pet, and some additional items. This package is similar to the Deluxe Edition rewards of previous expansions, so could this be a hint that an announcement is coming soon for the next expansion following Shadowlands? Spoilers inside.

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Live

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Reputation for Double Legendary, Conduit Upgrade Item

In this week's GG WoW video, Dratnos and Tettles discuss the current reputation requirements for Double Legendary and the Conduit upgrade item in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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Outlaw Rogue: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Just Needs Tuning

Two weeks ago in the 41726 PTR build, Outlaw Rogue received a rework and bugfixes for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Outlaw Rogue Guide Writer, JustGuy, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Outlaw Rogue Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Unbending Will - New Runeword Coming in Patch 2.4 in Diablo II: Resurrected

Unbending Will, a new sword-based Runeword, will be introduced in Patch 2.4 in Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Diablo II

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Assassination Rogue: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - A Lesson in DoT Compression

In the last two PTR builds, Assassination Rogue received a rework and bugfixes for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Assassination Rogue Guide Writer, Whispyr, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Assassination Rogue Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Next Expansion Datamining, 9.2, Double Legendaries, the End of Shadowlands

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, next expansion, 9.2, double legendaries, and more. Give them a watch.

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Live

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Breaking World of Warcraft: Class Writers Chat About External Buffs, Logs, Mage Tower, and More

Four of our guide writers chat with MO Cast about World of Warcraft. If you enjoy excellent, informed, constructive, and intelligent conversation about the game, check this out.

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Live

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Microsoft Gaming Acquires Activision Blizzard In $68.7B Gaming Deal

Microsoft Gaming has announced the purchase of Activision Blizzard this morning on what is considered the biggest gaming acquisition in history, valued at $68.7 billion.

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Blizzard

Worldkiller Iris - Discover Zovaal's Symbol of Despair with Unique Sepulcher Raid Loot

The Jailer Zovaal drops several interesting pieces of loot at the conclusion of his encounter, but the Worldkiller Iris is interesting not because of its effect, so much as its resemblance to another familiar artifact and the lore implications they share.

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PTR

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Wisdom - New Runeword Coming in Patch 2.4 in Diablo II: Resurrected

Korean Diablo II: Resurrected streamer Shery has revealed a new runeword called Wisdom that will be released with the upcoming Patch 2.4 for Diablo II: Resurrected.

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Diablo II

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Mind Quickening Gem Updated in Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has updated the trinket Mind Quickening Gem after community concerns were raised, asking if Blizzard could just ban the item in arenas instead of nerfing the haste bonus altogether.

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TBC

Burning Crusade Classic Patch Notes Version 2.5.3

Blizzard has released Patch Notes for Burning Crusade Classic Version 2.5.3, which will usher in Arena Season 3 for PvP and Phase 3 raid content, Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.

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TBC

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Mist - New Runeword Coming in Patch 2.4 in Diablo 2: Resurrected

Today popular content creator Rhykker revealed another new Runeword coming in the 2.4 patch: Mist. This new Diablo 2: Resurrected 2.4 Runeword will use five sockets in a bow or crossbow.

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Diablo II

Bobby Kotick and Phil Spencer Discuss Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard on CNBC

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and Microsoft Head of Gaming Phil Spencer appeared on CNBC Television's 'Squawk on the Street' to break down Microsoft's decision to buy Activision for a record breaking $68.7 billion.

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Blizzard

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Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 Release Schedule

Blizzard has released a release schedule for the upcoming Phase 3 content in Burning Crusade Classic. A new PvP Season, new Warlock Pet, and new raids (Black Temple and Mount Hyjal) will be rolling out over the following weeks.

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TBC

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Bobby Kotick Expected to Leave Activision Blizzard Following Sale to Microsoft

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, CEO Bobby Kotick will head Activision Blizzard through the transition period, but has agreed to leave the company once the deal closes.

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Blizzard

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Wowhead Weekly #290 - Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard

For Wowhead Weekly #290, Annie and Perc discuss the breaking news story of Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, as well as some 9.2 PTR updates.

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Live

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Blizzard Developers on Designing Tier Sets for Patch 9.2 - Goals, Power, Acquisition

Blizzard developers Scariizard and Skald have given a behind-the-scenes look on designing Tier Set for Patch 9.2. They give their thoughts on what the goals of Tier Sets should be, the power of a Tier Set, acquisition and much much more!

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PTR

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Pattern- New Version of Unreleased Runeword from LOD Coming in Patch 2.4

Today Diablo streamer and content creator MacroBoiBoi revealed another new Runeword coming in the 2.4 patch: Pattern. This revision of an original Diablo 2: Resurrected Runeword will use three sockets in a claw.

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Diablo II

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GamesBeat Interview with Bobby Kotick Explains Motives for Selling Activision Blizzard to Microsoft

In an interview with GamesBeat, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick explained his motive for selling to Microsoft, citing the delay of Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 as having a principle effect on declining stock prices.

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Blizzard

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Best Memes from Activision Blizzard Acquisition by Microsoft

Today's surprising news of Activision Blizzard's acquisition by Microsoft have taken shaken the world of gaming. Besides raising many questions about the future of Activision Blizzard and Blizzard itself, it also generated the perfect field for many Activision Blizzard x Xbox crossover memes.

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Blizzard

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Unholy Death Knight: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - More Valuable Outside Execute

In last week's PTR build 41827, Unholy Death Knight received a rework for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Unholy Death Knight Guide Writer, Bicepspump, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Unholy Death Knight Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Demonology Warlock: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Soul Shard Generation Removed

In last week's PTR build 41827, Demonology Warlock received a major rework for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Demonology Warlock Guide Writer, Not, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Demonology Warlock Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Venthyr Paladin: Analysis of the Recent Ashen Hallow Changes - Protection & Holy Discussion

In the recent 9.2 PTR build 41827, Venthyr Paladins had some functionality added for their covenant ability, Ashen Hallow! Our Protection and Holy Paladin Guide Writers, Lincoln and Pelinal, weigh in on why these changes could be considered a major buff.

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PTR

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Flickering Flame - New Runeword Coming to Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected

Flickering Flame is the fourth Runeword revealed for the upcoming Patch 2.4 in Diablo II: Resurrected. This Head Armor Runeword has interesting properties for those classes and specs specializing in Fire abilities.

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Diablo II

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Classic Season of Mastery Patch 1.14.2.41959 PTR Datamined New Spells

In the most recent Classic Season of Mastery PTR Build for Patch 1.14.2.41959, some new spells have been datamined. These spells will likely be related to upcoming changes to Blackwing Lair, which players have been testing as Blizzard rolls out boss updates.

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Classic

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Plague - New Runeword Coming to Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected

Diablo 2 streamer Trixmegistus has revealed the latest Runeword that will be released in the upcoming Patch 2.4: Plague, a sword Runeword created with decent mid- to end-game Runes.

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Diablo II

Revisiting the Original Black Temple Trailer with Terran Gregory

Blizzard has shared a behind the scenes video, offering insight and commentary on the development of the original cinematic trailer for Black Temple. In the video, Terran Gregory explains some of the cinematic decisions and techniques used to create a video for a World of Warcraft raid.

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TBC

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Phase 3 Boss Strategy Guides for Black Temple and Mount Hyjal Burning Crusade Classic

Phase 3 Raids will be releasing on January 27th and Wowhead has prepared raid boss strategy guides for each boss in Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.

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TBC

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Diablo Immortal: First Look at Diablo

We now have a first look at Diablo as he may appear in Diablo Immortal. From the first time he appeared in the dungeon beneath the Tristram Cathedral, the Lord of Terror, Diablo, has been the face as well as the name of the Diablo Franchise.

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Immortal

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New Forge of Bonds in Zereth Mortis - Change Conduits Quickly in Patch 9.2

In order to swap Conduits currently, players must travel all the way back to their Covenant Sanctum. However, there is a new Forge of Bonds located in Zereth Mortis in Patch 9.2, making it much easier and quicker to change Conduits -- an excellent quality of life change!

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PTR

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Secret Pepe Shrine Accesible With Flying in Zereth Mortis

The latest Eternity's End PTR build has added a small easter egg in Zereth Mortis: A hidden Pepe Shrine!

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PTR

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9.2 PTR Build 41962 Class and Spell Changes - Resto Druid Buffs, Holy Paladin Nerfs

In this week's 9.2 PTR build there are some tuning changes for classes including Restoration DRuid buffs and Holy Paladin Nerfs.

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PTR

9.2 PTR Build 41962 Tier Set Changes - Holy Priest

There is only one Tier set Bonus change in this build which is to Holy Priest!

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PTR

Zovaal is Better Known as The Jailer - Dungeon Journal and Hall of Fame Titles Updated Again

In today's Patch 9.2 PTR build, Blizzard has updated both the Shadowlands Dungeon Journal and again changing the Hall of Fame title awarded for finishing the Sepulcher of the First Ones, opting to call Zovaal by his more recognizable name: The Jailer.

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PTR

Mythic Jailer Mount Model - Zereth Overseer

The latest Eternity's End Patch 9.2 build has added the mount drop from the Mythic Jailer encounter, the Zereth Overseer!

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Development Notes for Build 41962

Blizzard has released patch notes for this week's PTR update, bulid 41962, which includes tier set tuning for Death Knights and Mages, as well as dungeon tuning for Mists of Tirna Scithe.

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PTR

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Jailer Ahead of the Curve Mount? - Carcinized Zerethsteed

The latest Eternity's End PTR build has added a couple items that point out that the Carcinized Zerethsteed will be the customary end of expansion AOTC mount!

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PTR

Achieve 3000 Mythic+ Rating to Complete Keystone Hero in Season 3 - Unknown Reward

Blizzard has added a new achievement to Patch 9.2 PTR: Keystone Hero. This achievement requires you to obtain 3000 rating for a PH reward. What could it be?

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PTR

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Four Encrypted Cinematics Coming in Patch 9.2 Eternity's End

In today's PTR update, we've found four encrypted cinematics coming in Patch 9.2! Due to their encryption, we don't know what these cinematics will contain, though we do have information on the file size and duration for each of the four, which gives us a few hints as to what they might contain.

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PTR

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Encrypted Mythic+ Affix Explained (Season 3 Affix) - Choose Your Own Group Buffs

The Season 3 Affix Encrypted allows you to choose what buff your group will receive as a reward multiple times throughout the dungeon. Does your group want a massive amount of movement speed and a 10 second stealth, some cooldown reduction. or a Haste buff?

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PTR

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New BoA Gear Tokens in Zereth Mortis - Buy Item Level 226 Gear for Anima

Blizzard has added new Bind-on-Account gear tokens to Zereth Mortis. These tokens provide 226 gear and are similar to the ones from Korthia.

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PTR

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Rextroy One-Shots: Remnant of Ner'zhul Bites the Dust

Rextroy uses a Legendary and a little elbow grease to exploit a bug and one-shot Ner'zhul. Check out what a little imagination can get you....

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Live

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Fan One-Ups Blizzard with Warcraft III: Re-Reforged - Community Spotlight

Dissatisfied with the quality and release of Warcraft III: Reforged, one fan takes matters into their own hands. Behold Warcraft III: Re-Reforged.

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Warcraft III

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Tier List for 2v2 Arena Teams in Burning Crusade Classic

As Arena Season 2 has come to a close, we've prepared a tier list for 2v2 Arena Teams in Burning Crusade Classic. Our tier list is looking at the number of teams that reached Rank 1 and Gladiator in the previous seasons.

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TBC

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Mike Ybarra's Statement on Improving Culture at Blizzard Entertainment

Mike Ybarra has released a statement on some of the initial actions they are taking to improve their culture at Blizzard Entertainment and regain trust.

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Blizzard

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Activision Blizzard Fireside Chat with Bobby Kotick On Company's Future Under Microsoft

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick held a fireside chat video conference with employees, assuaging fears of potential layoffs and discussing his own uncertain future with the company, following Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition.

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Blizzard

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Warglaive Loot Priority in Burning Crusade Classic

Simonize breaks down the loot priority for the Warglaives of Azzinoth, one of the most sought after items in World of Warcraft. This breakdown focuses on the pros and cons for both Warriors and Rogues receiving these items.

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TBC

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Arms Warrior: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Consistent & Easy to Use

On the 9.2 PTR, Arms Warrior received a rework and tuning for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Arms Warrior Guide Writer, Archimtiros, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Arms Warrior Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Hearthstone Art for Pandaran New Year Versions of World of Warcraft NPCs

Hearthstone Tweeter KingSpawn has shared some lovely Chinese New Year themed Hearthstone art of the World of Warcraft NPC Heroes. Check this out.

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Live

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Top Sylvanas Parse Uses 79 External Buffs - Sanctum of Domination Rankings

Many players would go long distances to get good parses, but would you tailor an entire raid for that? Chinese player 阿拉伯二舅子 from the guild 秩序七煌 went that far.

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Live

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Affliction Warlock: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - Consistent AoE Formidable Multi-Target

In last week's PTR build 41827, Affliction Warlock received a major rework and tuning for their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! Our Affliction Warlock Guide Writer, Xyronic, has provided an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Affliction Warlock Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Quality Assurance Workers of Raven Software Ask Activision Blizzard to Recognize the Game Workers Alliance Union

A group of 34 Quality Assurance workers from Raven Software have asked Activision Blizzard to formally recognize their formation of the Game Workers Alliance Union, following strikes after twelve of their peer's contracts were not renewed last month.

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Blizzard

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Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 PTR Coming Tuesday January 25th

Blizzard has announced Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 will be live on the PTR on January 25th.The patch will introduce class balance changes, new rune words, and updates to mercenaries.

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Diablo II

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Obsession - New Staff Runeword Revealed in Patch 2.4 Notes

Obsession is a staff-based Runeword for casters, boasting the highest Faster Cast Rate in game.

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Diablo II

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Upcoming Change to Double Legendary Acquisition in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has posted their thoughts on double legendaries in Patch 9.2, covering upcoming changes to acquisition and why there's a delay in acquiring the double legendary at all!

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PTR

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Upcoming Change to Double Legendary Acquisition in Patch 9.2 - Available Week 3 of Mythic

Blizzard has clarified that Double Legendaries will now be available on Week 3 of the Mythic raid.

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PTR

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Post-Anduin NPC Dialogue in Sepulcher of the First Ones

When you take the teleporter after the Anduin encounter, some brief NPC Dialogue will play from some familiar faces discussing the plan going forward.

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PTR

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Rygelon Boss Room First Look - Sepulcher of the First Ones

Rygelon is a boss in the Sepulcher of the First Ones and we've gotten our first look at the amazing boss room for this encounter.

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PTR

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Restoration Druid: Analysis of the 9.2 Tier Set Bonuses - New HoT, More Tree Form

In a previous PTR build 41726, Restoration Druid received a complete overhaul of their 9.2 Tier Set bonus! We've invited Restoration Druid theorycrafter Voulk to provide an updated hands-on look at all the recent changes to the Restoration Druid Tier Set bonus.

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PTR

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Team Liquid Acquires Limit Guild - Introducing Liquid MMO

Team Liquid have announced their expansion into the MMO genre with the signing of Limit Guild for World of Warcraft!

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Live

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Hardcore Guild Attempts Full Clear of Molten Core on Classic Season of Mastery

The Hordcore Guild is attempting a full clear of Molten Core, including the final boss in the Road to Ragnaros Challenge! Kargoz and Winky are hosting the event and offering commentary while the guild pushes for the world first hardcore kill.

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Classic

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Best in Slot Gear Guides for Black Temple & Mount Hyjal Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3

Wowhead's Best in Slot Gear Guides for Burning Crusade Classic are now live, with detailed lists for useful items to acquire during Phase 3. Phase 3 introduces two new 25 man Raids, Black Temple and Mount Hyjal.

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TBC

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Cosmic Flux on Patch 9.2 PTR - Drop Amounts in Zereth Mortis, Costs to Upgrade Legendaries

The new Legendary upgrade currency, Cosmic Flux, drops from Zereth Mortis and most end-game activities in Patch 9.2. On this post, we go through the currently known sources and amounts used to upgrade legendaries!

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PTR

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Hardcore Guild Defeats Ragnaros in Classic Season of Mastery

The hardcore guild has defeated Ragnaros on Classic Season of Mastery. In front of 42,000 viewers on Twitch during the Ragnaros encounter, only two players died during the final boss. F's for Blendererr and Zorploxhc.

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Classic

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Gorgeous Diablo Concept Art PC from Blue Horse: Community Spotlight

Instagram user and Diablo FanGeorge Aviles shared some awesome pictures of his Diablo II modified PC from Blue Horse Studios. It's a stunningly detailed piece with tons of character.

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Diablo II

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss the Upcoming Season 3 Affix, Encrypted

In this week's GG WoW video, Dratnos and Tettles take a look at the new Encrypted affix!

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PTR

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Street Fighter 2 Sound Effect Mod for Windwalker Monk - Community Spotlight

Do you love Street Fighter? Do you love Windwalker? If you answered yes to either of these questions, popidge has a mod for you. Check this out.

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Live

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The Soulwarped Seals of Anduin Wrynn - Priest and Death Knight Class Rings in Sepulcher of the First Ones

Continuing our showcase of unique items from Shadowlands Patch 9.2, we have two class specific rings obtained from Anduin Wrynn, eighth boss of the Sepulcher of the First Ones. Available to Priests and Death Knights, they offer unique effects for each.

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PTR

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Legendary Predictions & 9.2 Preparation - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 211

This week's economy wrap-up discusses more speculation and changes around the legendary market and what can be done in preparation for 9.2.

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Chasing the Rank 1 Mythic+ Title: Looking at the Current Tormented Hero Rankings

When Season 2 comes to a close, the Tormented Hero will be awarded to the top 0.1% of Mythic+ players. We're taking a look at the current rankings and cutoff for the title.

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Rextroy One-Shots: There's Something Different About the Shaman PvP Version of Chain Lightning

After discovering something different about the way Chain Lightning works for the PvP talent Ride the Lightning, Rextroy, being Rextroy, figures out how to pump the craziest possible damage out of it.

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Enhancement Shaman: Analysis of the 9.2 Class Changes - Take a Chance on Enhance

In Patch 9.2, Enhancement Shaman are receiving a major overhaul for their spec! Our Enhancement Shaman Guide Writer, Wordup, breaks down all the changes detailing their impact on AoE, burst, covenants, and legendaries.

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PTR

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New Soulshapes and Crittershapes from Torghast in Patch 9.2 - Bat, Elekk and More

Many new Soulshapes for Night Fae covenant members were datamined for Patch 9.2, Eternity's End. In this post, we go through all the new Soulshapes you will in Torghast in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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Blizzard Improvements to Encrypted Season 3 Affix in Upcoming PTR Build

Blizzard has posted some improvements to the Encrypted Affix coming in the next 9.2 PTR build. In addition, they detail why one of the buffs is Haste instead of "highest secondary".

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PTR

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PvP with the Blues on Friday, January 28 - 9.2 Solo Shuffle and Maldraxxus Coliseum

Blizzard has announced an upcoming PvP with the Blues event on Friday, January 28th to test the Solo Shuffle PvP Brawl and the Maldraxxus Coliseum!

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PTR

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Blizzard on Higher Item Level Weapons from Raid - Design Philosophy, No Weapon Token, Special Effect Weapons

WoW Developer Scariizard has posted some thoughts on the Design Philosophy on weapon acquisition in raids especially those with higher item level, why no Weapon Tokens were used after Castle Nathria, weapons with special effects and more!

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PTR

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Improvements to Encrypted Affix in Upcoming PTR Build - Multiple Effects from Buffs Incl. Mana Regen

Blizzard has announced improvements to the Encrypted Affix coming in the next 9.2 PTR build which includes multiple effects for each buff, one of which is mana regen.

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PTR

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Covenant Conduits Drop from Mythic+ Dungeons in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, the rare Covenant Conduits will drop from Mythic+ dungeons, making them much easier to acquire and upgrade!

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PTR

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Microsoft, 9.2, Tier Sets, New Affix, Double Legendaries

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, the Microsoft acquisition, 9.2, and more. Give them a watch.

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Wen Lo, The River's Edge - Year of the Tiger Shop Mount and 6-Month Subscription Bundle

Wen Lo, The River's Edge is a new mount on the Blizzard Shop, also available for free with a six-month subscription.

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Blizzard Reveals New Unannounced Survival Game

Blizzard has just revealed they are hiring developers for a new unannounced survival game.

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Overview of Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 1.25 With Known Issues and Guidance from Blizzard

Blizzard has released an overview of the patch 2.4 PTR 1.25 which is currently live on Diablo II Resurrected. There are a few known issues and things to be aware of, which were covered in the Blizzard post.

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Diablo II

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New Models in PTR Build 42069 Featuring Tyrande, Sylvanas, Kleia, and Pelagos

We've found several new models, including Sylvanas, Kleia, Pelagos, and Tyrande wielding an awesome looking glaive in this week's brand new PTR build 42069. Nice.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42069 Class and Spell Changes - Kyrian and Venthyr Shaman

In this week's 9.2 PTR build, there are a few class and spell changes including buffs to Kyrian and Venthyr shamans!

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42069 Tier Set Changes - Fire Mage, Holy Priest

In this most recent Patch 9.2 PTR build, some addition tier sets have gotten changes!

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PTR

Chinese Realms Gifted Swift Spectral Tiger Mount for Six Month Subscription

Along with the Wen Lo, The River's Edge and Goblin Gumbo Kettle toy with the six month subscription, players on Chinese realms are also receiving the Reins of the Swift Spectral Tiger, one of the most valuable mounts in all of World of Warcraft history.

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TBC

Insight Runeword Now Fits Bows and Crossbows in PTR Patch 68051 Diablo II Resurrected

The Insight Runeword, a popular Mercenary runeword for its Meditation aura, can now fit Bows as well as Staves and Polearms.

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Diablo II

Patch 9.2 PTR Development Notes for Build 42069

Blizzard has released patch notes for this week's PTR update, build 42069. In addition to minor class tuning, several new effects have been added to the Encrypted seasonal Mythic+ affix.

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PTR

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Wowhead Weekly #291 - New Blizzard Game, Mike Ybarra on Blizzard Culture

For Wowhead Weekly #291, Annie and Perc discuss some breaking news like the un-named Blizzard survival game, Mike Ybarra's latest statement on Blizzard's culture, and more 9.2 updates!

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Zereth Mortis Flying Requirements Changed - New Achievement Added

On the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build, the requirements for flying in Zereth Mortis have been changed. A new achievement was added, and it should take 2 weeks to earn Zereth Mortis flying!

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PTR

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Tier Set Gear Can Appear in All Nine Great Vault Slots in Patch 9.2

We've learned that tier set items can appear in all nine Great Vault slots including Mythic+ and PvP rows. If you want the highest chance of getting a Tier Set piece, you will want to complete all 9 boxes in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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Season of Mastery PTR Build 42065 Updated for All Blackwing Lair Encounters

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post, asking for feedback from the community for the updated encounters in Blackwing Lair. The first round of changes were previously covered, as well as some new spell IDs in the latest update.

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Classic

Crafting Tier Set Gear Has a Cooldown in Patch 9.2 - Additional Creation Catalyst Details

In Patch 9.2, Blizzard announced that players would be able to craft Tier Gear at the Creation Catalyst. We've learned from this PTR build that the Creation Catalyst will have a limit on how often you can craft a Tier Set piece.

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PTR

Patch 2.4 Changes Guides - Classes, Items, Mercenaries

With Diablo II: Resurrected's very first content patch hitting the Public Test Realm, we have rounded up all class, item, and mercenary changes coming up with Patch 2.4!

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Diablo II

Crafting Tier Set Gear Has a Cooldown in Patch 9.2 - Additional Creation Catalyst Details

In Patch 9.2, Blizzard announced that players would be able to craft Tier Gear at the Creation Catalyst. We've learned from this PTR build that the Creation Catalyst will have a limit on how often you can craft a Tier Set piece.

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10 Hot Items in Black Temple and Mount Hyjal Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3

In Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3, both Black Temple and Mount Hyjal are now available. Today, we're discussing ten of the hottest items in the upcoming phase (in no particular order) and what classes want them the most.

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Quality Assurance Union Not Recognized by Activision Blizzard - Employees to Proceed with NLRB Vote

Citing an inability to find a mutually acceptable solution, Activision Blizzard has elected not to voluntarily recognize the fledgling Game Workers Alliance union made up of Raven Software Quality Assurance employees.

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Zovaal Voice Over Lines - The Jailer's Ambitions

We've discovered new voice over lines for Zovaal on the Patch 9.2 PTR, in which the Jailer haughtily takes credit for a long running manipulation of events leading up to the final moments of Shadowlands.

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PTR

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Mimiron’s Library Checks Out the Population Density of Vanilla Azeroth - Community Spotlight

Mimiron’s Library delves into the minutia of Azeroth. A new post looks at the population of Vanilla era Azeroth and some fun statistics. If you like numbers or RP, check this out.

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Diablo II: Resurrected PvP Coverage - Changes to PvP in Patch 2.4

Patch 2.4, D2:R's first balancing update, will change the PvP meta-game - and that is why we take a look at all the changes from a PvP perspective!

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Diablo II

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Diablo II: Resurrected | Druid WW and WB Attack Speed Changes

Blizzard Community manager PezRadar recently released a statement on the forums about some clarifications they wanted to make to the implementation of attack speed changes on werebear and werewolf druids. So far player reaction to the changes has been poor, and he implies that they will be looking at ways to tweak this mechanic.

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Diablo II

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New Achievements and Title Added to Solo Shuffle - Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42069

Blizzard has added new achievements to the Solo Shuffle brawl in the Patch 9.2 PTR. These achievements are simple participation and victory achievements to the new mode. The final victory achievement also rewards a title.

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PTR

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Tier List Predictions in Phase 3 Burning Crusade Classic

Black Temple and Mount Hyjal releases tomorrow at 3 PM PST for Burning Crusade Classic and NerdEgghead has prepared Tier List predictions for each class and spec, weighing each class on their strengths and weaknesses.

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Honor Point Increase and PvP Reward Changes for Burning Crusade Classic Coming Tomorrow

Blizzard has announced some reward changes for PvP in Burning Crusade Classic coming tomorrow. This includes adding additional Battleground marks and Bonus Honor from the Daily Call to Arms quest.

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Secrets of Creation and Jailer's Plan Revealed in Zereth Mortis Books (Spoilers)

A book collection activity in Shadowlands Patch 9.2 is not only needed to complete the flying achievement, it also reveals fascinating lore about the Warcraft universe entire. Story Spoilers!

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Orc Fans Produce Fanzine, Raise Money for Charity: Community Spotlight

An Orc-centric community project raises money for a very worthy charity. Check out Orc Tales. Lok'tar!

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Genesis Lathe - Unique Sepulcher Healing Weapon - Is It Worth 7 Item Levels?

With no max item level weapon for some healers in Sepulcher of the First Ones, we've invited healer theorycrafter Voulk to breakdown the healer weapon, Genesis Lathe, to see if this unique weapon is a viable alternative.

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Diablo II: Resurrected 2.4 PTR: Infinite Resources Through Deleting/Restoring Premade Characters

Get infinite resources for testing on the D2:R PTR by deleting premade characters and loading fresh ones, fully reloaded with full sets of runes, gems, and other testable items.

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Diablo II

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Mourne Fragment - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Skip

The latest Patch 9.2 PTR build has added new items that confirm that we will see a new raid skip in Sepulcher of the First Ones. The Mourne Fragment items show that we will have a skip added in the raid after the Anduin Wrynn fight!

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Upgrading Set Items in Horadric Cube in Patch 2.4 PTR in Diablo II: Resurrected

Learn how upgrading Set Items will work in Patch 2.4 of Diablo II: Resurrected, including recipes and best upgrade items.

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Diablo II

Tier 6 Raids Black Temple and Mount Hyjal Now Live - Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 Guides

Phase 3's new raids for Burning Crusade Classic are now live! Black Temple and Mount Hyjal are both available for players, offering 14 new boss encounters, tier 6 set pieces, and new items. Wowhead has updated the Best in Slot gear guides for classes and prepared boss strategy guides.

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TBC

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Calamity Achieves World First Archimonde in Burning Crusade Classic

EU Guild Calamity from realm Mograine achieves the World First clear on Mount Hyjal, including the World First kill of Archimonde.

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TBC

Turbulence Achieves World First Illidan Stormrage in Burning Crusade Classic

EU Guild Turbulence from realm Firemaw achieves the World First clear on Black Temple, including the World First kill of Illidan Stormrage.

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TBC

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Blizzard Press Center Releases Burning Crusade Classic Black Temple Key Art

Gorgeous Burning Crusade Classic Black Temple Key Art puts Illidan in the final Black Temple fight with Akama and Maiev. Check out this epic scene.

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Death Knight Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Blood, Frost and Unholy

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Death Knight Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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Shaman Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Elemental, Enhancement, and Restoration

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Shaman Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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World of Warcraft News and Development Updates: January 28

Blizzard recently released the January 28th News and Development Update covering Shadowlands, Burning Crusade Classic, and Classic WoW content

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Progress Achieves World First 14/14 in Tier 6 Raids Burning Crusade Classic

Progress of EU Firemaw was the first guild in the world to clear all of Mount Hyjal and Black Temple in Burning Crusade Classic. Progress had previously achieved world first Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep, so they are definitely the guild to look out for Phase 5 of Burning Crusade, when Sunwell Plateau releases.

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Blizzard Reveals Specific Details on Tier Sets in Patch 9.2 - Creation Catalyst Date, Less Items But Tier Tokens

Blizzard has revealed specific details on how players acquiring Tier Sets in Patch 9.2, noting when the Creation Catalyst will unlock and how they're reducing the number of drops but swapping to tier tokens.

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More Blackwing Lair Changes on Classic Season of Mastery PTR

Blizzard has announced some more changes to Blackwing Lair encounters on the Classic Season of Mastery PTR.

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Patch 9.1.5 Hotfixes for January 28 - Enhancement PvP Talent Fix

Blizzard has posted Patch 9.1.5 Hotfixes for January 28th which includes a fix for Ride the Lightning PvP talent.

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Hunter Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Beast Mastery, Markmanship and Survival

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Hunter Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Mage Top Parse on Fatescribe Roh-kalo - Sanctum of Domination Rankings Highlight

Today we will take a look at am impressive parse on Fatescribe Roh-Kalo, done by 쉰밥쉰밥 on Korean realms, dealing impressive damage without sacrificing boss damage.

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Priest Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Discipline, Holy and Shadow

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Priest Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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Diablo II Resurrected 2.4 PTR Ubers Necro Speedrun

New Wowhead writer, YouTuber, and Necromancer theorycrafter SKULM recently posted a new Ubers run video from the Diablo II: Resurrected 2.4 PTR where he used the enhanced thorns and an Iron Golem made with the Pride Runeword to clear Ubers in well under three minutes

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Diablo II

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Mists of Tirna Scithe Change Coming in Patch 9.2 - Drust Spiteclaw Nerfs

In Patch 9.2, the Drust Spiteclaw mobs in Mists of Tirna Scithe are being nerfed, making it much easier to pull and allow players to much more easily utilize their stacking 10% damage buff.

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PTR

Best Farming Locations Guide Highlight - Area Level Changes with Patch 2.4

In today's Diablo II: Resurrected guide highlight, we take a look at our freshly updated Best Farming Locations Guide, which now includes every new Area Level 85 zone coming with Patch 2.4!

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Diablo II

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Raider.IO Announces New Recruitment System in Open Beta

Raider.IO have launched the Open Beta of their new recruitment system earlier this week, allowing players to find or recruit for many different activities including Guilds, Mythic+ teams, PvP and more!

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Breaking World of Warcraft: Class Writers Chat About Double Legendaries, Loot Acquisition, Player Power, and More

Our four guide writers are joined by a new guest in their continuing chat with MO Cast about World of Warcraft. If you enjoy excellent, informed, constructive, and intelligent conversation about the game, check this out.

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Eat Faster with the Gluttonous Gardbrace from Sepulcher of the First Ones

It turns out shoulder strength is the secret to great eating, as our showcase of unique items from Shadowlands Patch 9.2 and the Sepulcher of the First Ones highlights the Gluttonous Gardbrace - plate pauldrons which allow you to eat faster. Much faster.

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PTR

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Lunar Festival Holiday Live on Classic Era & Burning Crusade Classic

The Lunar Festival Holiday event is now live on Classic Era and Burning Crusade Classic realms. The event is held every year starting on a date that typically coincides with the Chinese New Year.

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TBC

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Phase 2 Warcraft Logs Analysis Burning Crusade Classic - Arcane Mages Still on Top

Today we've got a wrap-up of the tier 5 raiding DPS rankings. For the absolute highest parses and most damage done, there is less diversity than there was during tier 4. Arcane Mages are hogging over half of the top 200 spots across both Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern.

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Mission Table Setup, Baubleworms & 9.2 Stockpiling - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 212

This week economy wrap-up highlights how to get the most out of Mission Tables to make gold, where to farm the specific materials for the Baubleworm Pets and speculation on what consumables and materials to stockpile before the 9.2 patch.

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Echo v. Liquid Raid Royale - Speed Race for Charity Rise Above The Disorder

World first contenders Echo and Liquid will be speed racing through the Sanctum of Domination at noon PT/2100 CET today, raising charity for Rise Above The Disorder, while contending against special self-imposed challenges during each boss encounter!

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Path of Exile's Wraeclast World of Warcraft Style Map: Community Spotlight

Check out this fan's World of Warcraft style map of Path of Exile's Wraeclast. If you enjoy Path of Exile, this is a very cool crossover.

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Informal Q&A during Fun and Games Stream with Mike Ybarra

While streaming Call of Duty Warzone earlier today, Head of Blizzard Mike Ybarra answered a handful of viewer questions while showing off his collection of figures and artwork from Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Destiny, and Halo.

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Live

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Monk Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Monk Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Tier Set Acquisition in Patch 9.2 - Tokens, Trading and the Creation Catalyst

In this week's GG WoW video, Dratnos and Tettles discuss how players will acquire Tier Sets in Patch 9.2, including Trading and the Creation Catalyst.

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Warrior Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Arms, Fury and Protection

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Warrior Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Predictions for the Best Specs for Season 3 and the Mythic+ Encrypted Affix

This week, Tettles gives his predictions for Season 3 of Mythic+ and the Encrypted Affix, detailing what he thinks the best specs will be based on the current PTR!

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PTR

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Hit Recovery Change Effect on PvP in Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected

The Stunlock dilemma: How Blizzard might be about to shake up the entire PvP meta by changing how Hit Recovery affects players.

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Diablo II

Boosting Communities Now Prohibited in World of Warcraft

Blizzard has published a blue post about boosting communities now being prohibited in World of Warcraft.

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Blizzard

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Netherwing Daily Quests Available in Burning Crusade Classic - Netherwing Egg Locations

With the release of Phase 3 raids in Burning Crusade Classic, the Netherwing Daily Quests is now available for players. Reaching Exalted with the Netherwing Faction will allow the player to purchase a Netherwing Drake flying mount.

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TBC

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Boosting Communities Now Prohibited in World of Warcraft

Blizzard has published a blue post about boosting communities now being prohibited in World of Warcraft. Edit: Added Blizzard clarifications.

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Blizzard

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Cross-Faction Dungeons, Raids and PvP Coming in Patch 9.2.5

Blizzard has announced cross-faction dungeons, raids and PvP coming in Patch 9.2.5!

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PTR

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Activision Blizzard to Release Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results on February 3rd - No Earnings Call

Activision Blizzard has announced that the fourth quarter 2021 results will be announced after market close on February 3rd, 2022. However, due to the pending transaction with Microsoft, there will not be a conference call.

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Blizzard

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Developer Interview with Brian Birmingham on Classic Season of Mastery

Wowhead had the opportunity to speak with Brian Birmingham, Lead Software Engineer for World of Warcraft Classic, asking questions about Season of Mastery, updating old raids, and community concerns for Classic Era realms.

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Classic

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Top 5 Most Broken Tier Sets in PvP for Shadowlands Patch 9.2

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 is bringing an influx of systems that are going to significantly impact player power including tier set bonuses, which will be widely used in competitive PvP. Our Fire Mage PvP writer will be showcasing his predictions on the strongest tier set bonuses for PvP, the impact they'll have on the meta, as well as bonuses that have been previously available and their potential pros and cons.

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PTR

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January 31 Hotfixes for Burning Crusade Classic and Classic Season of Mastery

Blizzard has hotfixed Burning Crusade Classic and Classic Season of Mastery realms, fixing an issue with Illidan Stormrage's Enrage and an animation error with Dragonmaw Skybreaker.

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TBC

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IGN Interview with Ion Hazzikostas on Cross Faction Grouping - Less Focus on Faction War Going Forward

In an interview with IGN, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas shared his thoughts on the newly announced plan to enable cross-faction grouping in Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5, from less focus on faction war going forward, to the potential for cross-faction guilds.

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Live

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Lunar Festival Holiday Now Live in Retail World of Warcraft (Jan 30 - Feb 13)

The annual Lunar Festival Holiday is now live. We have a guide for all of your festival collecting needs. Check it out.

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Live

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Demon Hunter Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Havoc and Vengeance

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Demon Hunter Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Super Squirt Day for EU Realms on 1st February - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for EU realms this February 1st! 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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Class Changes, Legendaries, Flying in Zereth Mortis - Highlights of This Week's Changes in PTR 9.2 Patch 42079

Overview of this week's Patch 9.2 PTR's most exciting changes, including Double Legendaries, Best Class/Spec predictions, Double Legendaries, and Flying in Zereth Mortis.

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Rogue Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Rogue Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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Summoner Druid in PTR Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected - Problems, Limitations, and Solutions

The Summoner tree for Druids received changes in the Patch 2.4 PTR -- is it enough to make the Summoner Druid a viable build?

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Diablo II

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Classic Season of Mastery Blackwing Lair Launches February 10th

Blizzard has just revealed in a tweet that Blackwing Lair will become available for Classic Season of Mastery Realms on February 10th, 2022.

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Classic

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Update on Gnomish Battle Chicken in Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post explaining how the most recent hotfix to Illidan Stormrage will impact Gnomish Battle Chicken, and by extension Battle Squawk. Essentially, the Enrage timer was fixed in Patch 2.1 and Blizzard is correcting an error on Burning Crusade Classic, which also affects Battle Squawk.

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TBC

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Patch 2.4 Community Feedback Survey by MrLlamaSC

Streamer and Diablo content creator MrLlamaSC has released yet another Diablo II: Resurrected Community Survey, this time focusing on the changes coming with Patch 2.4.

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Diablo II

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Update to Classic Season of Mastery - More Loot, Adventure Awaits Buffed

Blizzard has shared a list of changes coming February 3rd to Classic Season of Mastery, with additional loot dropping from bosses and a change to the bonus experience from Adventure Awaits, raising it to 100%.

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Classic

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Solo Shuffle in Patch 9.2 - A 3v3 Solo Queue Solution?

With Shadowlands Patch 9.2 bringing a much-requested solo queue option for 3v3 arena PvP in the form of Solo Shuffle, you may be wondering what it's all about. Our Shadow Priest PvP writer explores the pros and cons of this new game mode below.

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Warlock Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Affliction, Demonology and Destruction

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Warlock Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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Paladin Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Holy, Protection and Retribution

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Paladin Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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PvP in Diablo II: Resurrected - New Introductory Guide Published

Introduction to Diablo II: Resurrected PvP, including types of PvP, rules, PvP mechanics, PvP class choice, tier lists, and links to resources such as PvP communities, streamers, and videos.

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Lunar New Year Sale - 30% Off Select Battle.net Games and Items

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, select Battle.net items are on sale including 30% off the Burning Crusade Dark Portal Pass, Digital Deluxe Edition, and Classic Character Transfers.

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Blizzard

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February 2nd 9.2 PTR Development Notes - Class Tuning, Tier Set Balancing

Blizzard has published their development notes for today's PTR build, including many tier sets and class changes.

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9.2 PTR Build 42174 Class and Spell Changes - Holy Paladin Buff, Kyrian Druid Nerf

This 9.2 PTR contains more class and spell changes including a buff to Holy Paladins, and a nerf to Kyrian Druids.

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PTR

9.2 PTR Build 42174 Tier Set Changes - Holy Paladin Nerf, Rogue Tuning

In addition, this 9.2 PTR build also contains some Tier Set changes, including a nerf to the Holy Paladin tier set, as well as tuning for the Rogue Tier Sets.

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PTR

Shadowlands Season 3 Mythic+ Titles Patch 9.2 - Cryptic and Cryptic Hero

Today's PTR build adds the title for Shadowlands Season 3 Mythic+: Cryptic. It also adds the title "Cryptic Hero", which will likely be given to the top Mythic+ at the end of Season 3.

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 Splash Screens - Patch Day and Season 3 Start

Today's PTR build adds the splash screens for Patch 9.2, both for release date and for the beginning of Season 3.

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PTR

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Blizzard FAQ on Tier Set Acquisition - Tier Set Tokens Revealed

Blizzard has posted a Q&A with some of the most popular questions regarding tier set acquisition including 4 Tier Set Tokens, Great Vault Acquisition, Creation Catalyst and more!

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PTR

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Creation Catalyst Preview - Location, How it Works, Tier Conversion Costs

On the latest Eternity's End 9.2 PTR build, the Creation Catalyst interface has been made available for testing, and we have a preliminary look on how to convert items into tier pieces!

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PTR

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Vicious War Croaker - New Vicious PvP Mount in Patch 9.2

The Vicious War Croaker is the seasonal rating reward for Shadowlands PvP Season 3!

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PTR

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Mage Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Arcane, Fire, and Frost

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Mage Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Tier Sets Drop Chance from the Great Vault on 9.2 PTR - Observations and Remaining Questions

Tier Sets have started to drop from the Great Vault on the 9.2 PTR and we've opened 200 Great Vaults to estimate the Drop Chance of tier pieces showing up in the Great Vault!

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PTR

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Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Update Released Feb 3

Blizzard released a new patch update on February 3rd, with a few significant changes as Community Manager filthierich noted below on the forum.

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Diablo II

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Diablo II: Resurrected 2.4 PTR Development Update - Ladder Testing Coming Up, Additional Balance Changes Planned

In a Reddit thread discussing the recent 2.4 PTR changes, Diablo's Global Community Development Lead Adam Fletcher unveiled more details regarding future PTR development.

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Diablo II

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Mobile Warcraft Game Planned for 2022

The Activision Blizzard fourth-quarter 2021 report revealed that a mobile Warcraft game is in the works for 2022.

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Blizzard

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Activision Blizzard Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results - Mobile Warcraft Title Coming This Year

Activision Blizzard released its fourth quarter financial results, announcing record performance by King offset by low earnings by Activision. WoW delivered its strongest non-expansion engagement in decade, and a mobile Warcraft title is expected this year!

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Blizzard

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Blizzard Clarifies Cross-Realm Advertising for Boosts Not Allowed

Blizzard has provided a clarification for their new Boosting policy, noting that Cross-Realm advertising is not allowed and no advertising is allowed from players who are not participating.

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Live

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Rextroy Bug Discovery: Druid Covenant Ability with 500% Damage Increase

How does he do it? The inquiring mind of Rextroy once again finds a little thing not working as intended, and turns it into big damage.

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Live

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Exploring Space and Time with Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos in Sepulcher of the First Ones

Our showcase of unique items from Shadowlands Patch 9.2 and the Sepulcher of the First Ones continues with Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos - an astrological themed caster dagger which stacks speed and versatility.

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PTR

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How to Give Yourself the Blanchy Effect While Riding Sinnrunner Blanchy - Fun Tips

Ever wanted to get that monochrome Blanchy look to match your mount while riding Sinrunner Blanchy? Well, you can. Check it out.

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Live

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Account Wide Soul Cinders Transfer Coming in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, you'll finally be able to transfer Soul Cinders between characters for a small fee, similar to Soul Ash!

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PTR

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Free Character Transfers for Burning Crusade Classic Realms Updated

Blizzard has just updated the available free character transfer list for Burning Crusade Classic realms.

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TBC

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Free Character Transfers for EU Burning Crusade Classic Realms Updated

Blizzard has just updated the available free character transfer list for EU Burning Crusade Classic realms.

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TBC

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Zereth Mortis Rares Now Grant Enlightened Reputation in Patch 9.2 - World Quest Reputation Nerfed

Enlightened reputation gains have changed, requiring players to farm Rares on Zereth Mortis in order to reach Revered quickly and unlock the item needed to craft your Covenant Double Legendary.

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PTR

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A Look at Cosplay with a Gorgeous Lilian Voss - Community Spotlight

In today's Community Spotlight we highlight cosplay with a look at AuroraKittty as Horde figure Lilian Voss. Check it out.

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Live

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Instruments of Death - Item References and Flavor Text in Patch 9.2 Sepulcher of the First Ones

We're taking a look at some of the item references and flavor text in Shadowlands Patch 9.2's upcoming Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, to help unravel the story of Eternity's End and speculate on where our fateful showdown with the Jailer might lead.

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PTR

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New Way to Acquire Random Legendary Pattern in Patch 9.2

A new way to acquire a random Legendary pattern has been added in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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Class Tier Set Fan Concept Art by Sercan Özyurt - Community Spotlight

Concept artist Sercan Özyurt shows off a new set of ideas for Class Tier Set armor. Would you wear this?

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Live

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss New Boosting Policy and Cross-Faction Coming to WoW

In this week's GG WoW video, Dratnos and Tettles discuss the new boosting policy and cross-faction coming to WoW in Patch 9.2.5!

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Live

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Boosting Services & Skinning Changes - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 213

This week's economy article discusses the recent news on boosting services and implications for gold making, as well as the changes to skinning on the PTR.

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Live

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Cosmic Flux Available as Currency Reward from Great Vault in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, Cosmic Flux has been added to the list of backup rewards from the Great Vault, allowing players to choose this option if they don't like any of the gear choices.

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PTR

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How Will Cross Faction Affect Mythic+ Pushing and Rankings in Patch 9.2.5?

Tettles gives some of his thoughts on how cross faction will affect Mythic+ in Patch 9.2.5 and onwards!

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PTR

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Love is in the Air Through February 21st - Chance at X-45 Heartbreaker Mount

Love is in the Air. Collect Love Tokens to buy festival goodies, and best of luck trying to get that elusive mount. Check out our guide for all the details.

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Live

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Druid Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration

Double Legendary testing is available on the PTR allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Druid Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Diablo II: Resurrected Dueling and PVP by Carbot : DiabLOL Community Spotlight

Diablo and gaming community creator Carbot recently released a video on PvP in Diablo II: Resurrected. Good music, bad manners and corpse camping.

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Diablo II

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Updated Blackwing Lair Bosses on Classic Season of Mastery - Ebonroc, Flamegor, Nefarian

Classic Season of Mastery's updated Blackwing Lair will release on Thursday February 10th, bringing in all new updated boss fights and mechanics. Wowhead previously covered some of the bosses and in the latest PTR update, Blizzard has finished updating all bosses. Today, we're taking a look at Ebonroc, Flamegor, and Nefarian.

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Classic

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Diablo II: Resurrected 2.4 PTR Going Offline This Week

In an official Blizzard forum post, Community Manager PezRadar announced that Diablo II: Resurrected's PTR will go down this Wednesday so that the developers can prepare its "next iteration".

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Diablo II

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How to Upgrade Legendaries to Rank 7 in Patch 9.2: Eternity's End

Eternity's End is getting close to receiving a launch date, and we've been busy looking at the PTR to find out exactly what players will need to upgrade their legendaries to Rank 7 in Patch 9.2, from the new Cosmic Flux currency to crafting higher item level bases using Vestige of the Eternal.

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PTR

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Class Changes and Tier Set Tuning Recap - 9.2 PTR Build 42174

In the last 9.2 PTR build 42174 , most classes saw some class changes to abilities, Legendaries, or Tier Set bonuses and we're recapping these changes.

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PTR

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Cross-Faction Implications

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, Cross-Faction implications, 9.2 details, and more. Give them a watch.

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Live

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PvP Analysis after Two Weeks on PTR Patch 2.4 - Mechanics, Class Balance, Meta Changes

An analysis of PvP changes to the Patch 2.4 PTR after two weeks of testing, from game mechanics to class balance changes in Diablo II: Resurrected PvP.

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Diablo II

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Classic Season of Mastery Public Test Realm Closing Soon

Blizzard has shared a Blue Post announcing that the Classic Season of Mastery Public Test Realm will be closing soon.

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Classic

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Eternity’s End Development PTR Patch Notes for February 8th

Blizzard has updated their 9.2 PTR Patch Notes with changes for February 8th.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42257 Class and Spell Changes - Frost Mage Nerfs

In this week's PTR, we have nerfs to Frost Mages' AoE ability and some other class bugfixing.

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PTR

Tier Set Bonus Changes in Patch 9.2 Build 42257 - Guardian & Feral Druid Nerfs

Today's build has massive nerfs to Tier Set bonuses from Guardian and Feral Druid.

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PTR

Eternity's End Hall of Fame Titles Updated Again - Famed Slayer of the Banished One

The Shadowlands Hall of Fame title awarded for finishing Sepulcher of the First Ones has been updated yet again, this time to Famed Slayer of the Banished One.

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 Build 42257 Music - Over Four Hours of Music Added

In today's PTR build, Blizzard added new music for Patch 9.2 content. These tracks, which total over 4 hours of music, should be used in the new zones in Eternity's End.

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PTR

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Fan Creates Concept for Starcursed Void Elf Hair - Community Spotlight

Void Elves are a fantastic palette for really pretty styles. Artist RamavataramaArt shares their idea. Check this out.

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Live

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The Enlightened Reputation Mounts - Anointed Protostag, Heartlight Vombata

The latest Eternity's End PTR build has confirmed the location of two additional Zereth Mortis mounts. The Anointed Protostag and the Heartlight Vombata will be obtained by getting reputation with the Enlightened!

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PTR

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Upcoming Free Character Transfers for Classic Season of Mastery

Blizzard has announced that Classic Season of Mastery realms will have free character transfers available soon. NA realms will have free transfers to Jom Gabbar and Shadowstrike, while EU realms will have free transfers to Dreadnaught and Kingsfall.

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Classic

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Ads, Revenue, and API - WowUp and Overwolf Split Over Addon Development

World of Warcraft addon developers and their methods of distribution are becoming increasingly split, as the popular third-party addon manager WowUp will now feature advertisements, and no longer be eligible to access the CurseForge API.

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Live

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Burning Crusade Classic Hotfixes - Parry Hasting Mother Shahraz & Al'ar

Blizzard has updated the Hotfixes for Burning Crusade Classic to include a fix for parry hasting Mother Shahraz and Al'ar.

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TBC

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Blizzard Changing Frost Mage Nerfs from Build 42257 - Icy Propulsion GCD Change Reverted

Blizzard has published a blue post announcing that they will be changing how Frost Mages are receiving adjustements in this build. Instead of changing Icy Propulsion GCD, they will instead further reduce the damage from Frozen Orb and Blizzard.

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PTR

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Update on Enlightened Reputation in Patch 9.2 - Campaign Reputation Values

Enlightened reputation was added to the 9.2 campaigns over the last few PTR builds. We have calculated how much reputation you'll gain from the campaign, and how long it'll take to reach reputation standings for the Enlightened.

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PTR

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Fan Uses Unreal Engine to Imagine World of Warcraft in Overwatch Style - Community Spotlight

Do you love World of Warcraft? Do you love the art style of Overwatch? Check out what happens when they meet Unreal Engine.

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Live

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Releases on February 22nd (NA) / February 23rd (EU)

Blizzard has announced that Patch 9.2 Eternity's End will release on February 22nd for NA / February 23rd for EU.

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Release Schedule and Preview in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has released their official preview of the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, detailing the raid unlock schedule and a preview of the bosses!

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Live

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Wowhead Weekly #292 - Patch 9.2 Release Date, Cross-Faction Grouping in Future

For Wowhead Weekly #292, Annie and Perc discuss the Patch 9.2 release date as well as other recent announcements like cross-faction grouping coming in the future.

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World of Warcraft Community Council Update for February 2022

Blizzard has provided an update for the World of Warcraft Community Council, noting that an additional wave of players are being added and will continue to add players throughout the year.

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Live

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Blizzard Changing Reputation Gains in Zereth Mortis

Blizzard has announced some upcoming changes to reputation gains in Zereth Mortis, allowing players to reach Revered reputation without killing a single rare when Double Legendary unlocks.

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Live

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Blizzard Confirms Ahead of the Curve Mount for Sepulcher of the First Ones in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has confirmed that Sepulcher of the First Ones will have an Ahead of the Curve (AOTC) mount called the Carcinized Zerethsteed!

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42277 Class and Tier Set Changes

This week's second Patch 9.2 PTR build contains a couple tier set changes.

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PTR

Patch 9.2 PTR Build 42277 is Now a Release Candidate Build

Today's Shadowlands Patch 9.2 PTR build 42277 is officially a release candidate build! While not surprising due to the February 22nd release date announcement, it means that we're unlikely to see more than hotfix level changes between now and release.

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PTR

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Necrotic Mythic+ Affix Nerfed in Patch 9.2

The Necrotic Mythic+ affix has once again been nerfed again in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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<w h o> Achieves World First Nefarian on Classic Season of Mastery

EU Guild from realm Dreadnaught fully clears Blackwing Lair in WoW Classic Season of Mastery, achieving the world first kill of Nefarian. were also the previous world first guild for Ragnaros, at the launch of Season of Mastery.

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Classic

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Microsoft Calls on Activision Blizzard to Make Safety and Culture a Top Priority

Microsoft President Brad Smith spent some time discussing how to address the workplace issues at Activision Blizzard, calling on the company to make workplace safety and culture a top priority every single day until their deal closes.

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Blizzard

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Patch 9.2 PTR Hotfixes - Frost Mage Tuning Changes

Blizzard has applied the previously announced Frost Mage tuning changes to the 9.2 PTR in a hotfix.

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Live

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Phil Spencer Chat with Stephen Totilo - Xbox Aspirations with Activision Blizzard

Journalist Stephen Totilo recently had a chat with Xbox's CEO Phil Spencer, where he got to ask some question's about Xbox's plans with Activision Blizzard in the future.

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Blizzard

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Russ Petersen Announces Last Day at Blizzard Entertainment

Lead Rewards Designer Russ Petersen announced his last day at Blizzard Entertainment, following almost ten years with the studio. A developer of Azerite Armor and the Heart of Azeroth, he is also credited as an instigator of the Great Vault in Shadowlands.

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Live

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Complete Mythic Dungeon Invitational Season 3 Time Trials for New In-Game Banner

Blizzard have announced that if you complete the MDI Season 3 Time Trials, you will get the Encrypted Banner of the Opportune.

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Live

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Classic Season of Mastery Hotfixes - Fix for Blackwing Lair Gate

Blizzard has released a Hotfix addressing the Blackwing Lair gate not opening and closing properly after a boss encounter.

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Classic

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Some Legendaries Craftable Only in Tier Slots - Conflicts with Tier Set Bonuses

With the return of Tier Set bonuses in Patch 9.2, some players are facing a new problem due to the conflict between new tier set items and legendaries which can only be crafted in tier slots.

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PTR

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Spirit of Eche'ro Available from Legion Archaeology Through February 23rd

For the next two weeks, the Legion Archaeology mount Spirit of Eche'ro is available by starting a quest chain in Dalaran: The Right Path, given out by Dariness the Learned. This quest is only available every 6 months, following the Legion Archaeology quest rotation, which changes every 2 weeks.

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Live

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Stone Soup - the New Community Created Feast for Patch 9.2

The new feast for Patch 9.2: Eternity's End group content breaks the paradigm of feasts that has been in game for as long as there have been feasts. Check out the requirements for Stone Soup.

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PTR

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Zereth Mortis and Reputation Grinding

This week, Dratnos and Tettles discuss Zereth Mortis and reputation grinding in World of Warcraft.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Economy Thoughts - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 214

In this week's economy spotlight, we discuss the last minute prep for 9.2 now that we have a date and the ever-changing landscape of legendaries and optimal positioning. We also talk about the differences between servers and the economies between them.

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Breaking World of Warcraft: Class Writers Chat About 9.2 PTR, New M+ Affix, Raid Testing

Class writers and theorycrafters continue the chat with MO Cast about World of Warcraft systems. If you enjoy excellent, informed, constructive, and intelligent conversation about the game, check this out.

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Live

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3D Artist Creates Arthas in Clay, Posts Full Video: Community Spotlight

3D artist promethean3d has created a statuette of Arthas out of clay, and they made a video of the whole process. This is really cool to watch!

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Live

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Final Sepulcher Raid Bosses Drop Tier Set Pieces at Higher Item Level

In the latest Patch 9.2 PTR build, the two pieces of Tier Gear which drop from the final three bosses in Sepulcher of the First Ones will now drop at a higher item level.

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Live

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Mythic+ Tormented Hero Title Current Cutoff on February 14th

Blizzard has announced the current Tormented Hero title cutoff for February 14th, 2022 on both NA and EU Regions.

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Live

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Fatescribe Trinket Becoming A Real Cheat Death Trinket in Patch 9.2

In Patch 9.2, the Fatescribe trinket is changing and will become a full Cheat Death trinket. Tanks probably want to have one before the next tier.

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PTR

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Serpentshrine Cavern Easter Egg in Patch 9.2 - Find The Lurker Below's Soul in Maldraxxus

A new easter egg has been discovered on Patch 9.2 PTR, where we find the soul of the fishing boss in Serpentshrine Cavern, The Lurker Below!

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PTR

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278 Conduit Upgrade Item from Zereth Mortis Mysteriously Removed on 9.2 PTR

On the 9.2 PTR, the 278 Conduit Upgrade item has been mysteriously removed from the Enlightened reputation vendor.

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PTR

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X-45 Heartbreaker Drop Chance - Blizzard Evaluating Solutions to Future Holiday Frustrations

Blizzard has released a blue post addressing frustrating complaints about the X-45 Heartbreaker mount from Crown Chemical Co. during Love is in the Air. They revealed that they are discussing solutions, but nothing will happen for this year's event.

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Shadow Priest 9.2 Tier Set & Necrolord Legendary Tuning - Guide Writer Thoughts Build 42174

In a recent PTR build, there was additional tuning to the Shadow Priest tier set bonus as well as a nerf to the Priest Necrolord legendary, Pallid Command. In this article, EllipsisPriest gives his thoughts and opinions on the recent changes.

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PTR

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: 9.2 Reputation, What's Next, and More

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, what is next for WoW this year, and more. Give them a watch.

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Live

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Classic Season of Mastery Hotfixes - Increase to Gold Reward with Adventure Awaits

On February 15th, Blizzard pushed a hotfix that added to Adventure Awaits, increasing the gold reward from quests by 100%. After already receiving a buff to quest reward experience, the Adventure Awaits Season of Mastery buff for levels 1-59 is much more powerful than it was on the initial release.

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Classic

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278 Conduit Upgrade Item No Longer Requires Zereth Mortis Reputation

Blizzard has confirmed that they have moved the 278 Conduit upgrade item, and it no longer requires Zereth Mortis reputation to acquire.

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Live

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Blizzard Preview of Protoform Synthesis in Patch 9.2 - Craft Mounts and Battle Pets in Zereth Mortis

Blizzard has released their official preview of Protoform Synthesis, a new system coming in Patch 9.2!

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Live

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Is There a Socket Item in Shadowlands Season 3? - Item Currently Unknown

With Patch 9.2 releasing next week, there is currently no consumable that has been datamined to allow players to add sockets to items similar to previous patches.

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PTR

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Classic Arena Tournament Viewer's Guide - Burning Crusade Arena

This upcoming weekend from February 18th to the 20th is the Classic Arena Tournament, where 8 of the best teams in NA and EU will compete for a combined prize pool of $100,000. The event is a 3v3 arena tournament that will be streamed on both YouTube and Twitch.

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Classic

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Impact of Class Changes in Patch 9.2 - Predictions for Best Covenants, Double Legendaries, Tier Set Bonuses

Patch 9.2 twists class balance in Shadowlands with the return of Tier Set bonuses and allowing players to use double legendaries. To help you understand the impact of these class changes, we've asked our Class Guide Writers to analyze Blizzard's updates and detail their predictions for best double legendaries, best talents, and best covenant for Shadowlands Season 3.

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Live

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Trinket Tuning Hotfixes on the 9.2 PTR - Elegy of the First Ones, Pulsating Riftshard

Two trinkets have received some tuning on the 9.2 PTR, targeting the generic specific Elegy of the First Ones trinket and the tank Pulsating Riftshard trinket.

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Live

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Skull of Gul'dan Loot Priority in Burning Crusade Classic

Zephan breaks down the loot priority for The Skull of Gul'dan, one of the most sought after trinkets for spellcaster damage dealers. This breakdown focuses on the pros and cons for Protection Paladins, Mages, Shadow Priests, Balance Druids, Elemental Shamans, and Warlocks.

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TBC

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Steve Danuser on Sylvanas' Personality in Patch 9.2

Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser discussed Sylvanas' personality in Patch 9.2 during a recent press Q&A.

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PTR

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Blizzard's Patch 9.2 Survival Guide

Blizzard has released their survival guide for Patch 9.2!

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Official Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Patch Notes

Blizzard has released the official Patch 9.2 Patch Notes which includes new features, class updates, and more!

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Guild Recruitment Feature on Warcraft Logs - Burning Crusade Classic and Season of Mastery

Warcraft Logs is launching a new feature, a tool that will allow players and guilds to list themselves and create search criteria for the purpose of guild recruitment. With this tool, users can set various filters such as raid schedule, classes and specializations, as well as set minimum requirements for recruitment.

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TBC

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The Official Blizzard Gear Store Is Back!

The Blizzard Gear Store is back! Having been down since the start of the year, the new store is now partnered with Legends rather than Fanatics, and is already offering some brand new merchandise.

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Blizzard

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Blizzard on Marksmanship and Survival Hunter Tier Sets in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has posted some thoughts regarding the tier sets of Marksmanship and Survival Hunters coming in Patch 9.2!

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 PTR Hotfixes for February 17th - PvP Tuning

Blizzard has pushed some hotfixes to the 9.2 PTR which includes PvP tuning!

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PTR

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Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Maldraxxus Coliseum Arena - PTR Preview

The upcoming release of Patch 9.2 'Eternity's End' brings the release of a new arena map, The Maldraxxus Coliseum. We've been lucky enough to jump onto the PTR and try out 'The Maldraxxus Coliseum' - here are our thoughts.

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PTR

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Patch 9.2 PTR Trinket Hotfixes - Soleah's Secret Technique Nerfed

Some new trinket hotfixes were pushed to the PTR earlier today which includes a nerf to the Soleah's Secret Technique trinket from Tazavesh.

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PTR

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PvP Item Levels for Patch 9.2 - Honor Gear, Conquest Gear in Shadowlands Season 3

With Patch 9.2 in the horizon, soon players will be able to play with the new PvP gear. Season 3 gear will work similarly to Patch 9.1.5, with Conquest gear having 9 stages and increased item level while in PvP combat, like inside Arenas, Battlegrounds, and War Mode.

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PTR

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New Healing Potion Coming in Patch 9.2 - Cosmic Healing Potion

In Patch 9.2, there's a new Healing Potion for players to use which restores double the health of the current version!

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Patch 9.2 PTR Trinket Tuning Hotfixes for February 18th - Phial of Putrefaction, Blood Spattered Scale

Some additional trinket tuning hotfixes have been applied to the 9.2 PTR nerfing the Mythic+ dungeon trinkets Phial of Putrefaction and Blood Spattered Scale.

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Fan Uses Unreal Engine to Build the Orgrimmar Front Gate - Community Spotlight

Check out the front gates of Orgrimmar as you have never seen them before. This fan's vision is truly spectacular.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Zereth Mortis Zone Guides - Now Live!

Zereth Mortis is the new outdoor zone available for Patch 9.2, Eternity's End, and our guide overviews are now live. Zereth Mortis is a massive zone and there is a lot to uncover there, like the Enlightened faction, the mysterious Cypher of the First Ones system, and much more.

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Dratnos and Tettles Discuss Their Top 5 Most Exciting Things Coming in Patch 9.2!

Patch 9.2 is almost upon us! As the excitement builds, Dratnos and Tettles share the parts of the patch that jump out the most to them in this week's GG WoW video.

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9.2 Cheat Sheet, Battle Pets & Bots - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 215

In this week's Economy wrap up, we're talking about all the gold opportunities that may come with Patch 9.2!

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Classic Arena Tournament Interview with Brian Birmingham -

Prior to the Finals for the Burning Crusade Classic Arena Tournament, Brian Birmingham joined the broadcast for an interview and shared some insight regarding Blizzard's decisions and changes regarding PvP.

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Cypher of the First Ones System in Patch 9.2 - Recommended Initial Research Path

Cypher of the First Ones is a research-based system coming in Patch 9.2, Eternity's End. This system improves outdoor experience in Zereth Mortis and can be very overwhelming at first sight, so we're detailing the steps you should take while first engaging with the system!

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Quality of Life Change When Swapping Covenants in Patch 9.2 - Hearthstones Bound to Covenant Sanctum

If you have your Covenant Hearthstone set to your Covenant Sanctum and swap covenants in Patch 9.2, your Hearthstone will automatically update to your new Covenant Sanctum!

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PTR

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Tier Set Tokens Added to the 9.2 PTR for Sepulcher of the First Ones

The Tier Set tokens have been added to the 9.2 PTR over the last couple days and you can check out their new icons!

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PTR

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Rextroy One-Shots: Mage 300k AOE One-Shot Combo

Rextroy figures out how a mage can get insane AoE damage from Touch of the Magi. Watch him figure this out!

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Live

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Blizzard Confirms Ban Wave Occurred Earlier Today

Blizzard has confirmed that there was a ban wave earlier today which may have incorrectly stated that RMT was the cause of the ban.

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Blizzard

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Possibly Last Chance to Buy Season 2 Socket Items from Korthia Before Patch 9.2

On the 9.2 PTR, the Season 2 socket item is no longer being sold by the Korthia vendor. If you're planning on buying any more socket items from Korthia, you should probably do it before servers go down for maintenance.

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Live

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Zereth Mortis Alt Skip - No Previous Shadowlands Campaigns Required

Like in Patch 9.1 with Korthia, there will be an alt skip for the 9.2 Campaign for Zereth Mortis. In this post, we highlight how to unlock and use the skip, as well as requirements for alts to gain access to this skip.

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Live

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Things to do in Zereth Mortis on Week 1 of Patch 9.2

Zereth Mortis is a massive zone, and players may feel overwhelmed about what they can do initially. On this post, we have a checklist for things to do in Zereth Mortis on the first week of Patch 9.2.

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Live

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Best Covenants for All Classes Patch 9.2 - DPS, Tanks and Healers in Sepulcher Raid & Mythic+

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End will be hitting the live servers on with this week's reset of February 22nd (NA) / 23rd (EU)! With all the class, covenant, and legendary changes coming in 9.2, we've updated our Best Covenant Guide with the help of our Class Writers to help you determine how all these new changes will affect your Legendary selection at the start of Season 3.

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Live

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Best Legendary for All Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - DPS, Tanks, and Healers in Sepulcher Raid and Mythic+

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End will be hitting the live servers on February 22nd (NA) / 23rd (EU)! With all the class, covenant, and legendary changes coming in 9.2, we've updated our Best Legendary Guide with the help of our Class Writers to help you determine how all these new changes will affect your Legendary selection at the start of Season 3.

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Live

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Class Guide Updated to Patch 9.2 Eternity's End - Double Legendary, Tier Sets

Today we'd like to highlight the updates to our class guides for Eternity's End. Our Class Writers prepared all information you need to know for Patch 9.2, including details about Double Legendaries, Tier Sets, and much more.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Day 1 and To-Do Daily Checklist for Double Legendary End-Game Power

Patch 9.2 is now live and we're summarizing what you should do on Day 1 of the Patch and providing a daily checklist to ensure you are ready for Double Legendary when it unlocks.

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Live

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Now Live on NA Servers

Shadowlands Patch 9.2 is now live on NA servers!

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Live

Paid Character Transfer Bundles Now Available - Sale Through March 8th

Blizzard has announced that paid character transfer bundles are now available, with a sale running through March 8th.

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Live

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Wowhead Weekly 293 - Patch 9.2 Is Here!

For Wowhead Weekly #293, Annie and Perc chat about Patch 9.2's launch and the return of the Blizzard Gear Shop.

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Live

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New Gear Trading Restrictions in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has announced two new gear trading restrictions coming in Patch 9.2 regarding Tier Gear and Legendaries.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Launch Patch Notes - New PvP Tuning

Blizzard has posted an updated set of Patch Notes for the Patch 9.2 launch which includes new PvP tuning changes.

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Live

Eternity's End - Patch 9.2 Launch Trailer

Blizzard has released a launch trailer for Patch 9.2 Eternity's End.

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Live

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Blizzard Confirms Removing Rewards from Suspended Accounts

Blizzard has confirmed that they will be removing all ill-gotten rewards from suspended accounts, likely targeting players who had their accounts piloted through the Mage Tower.

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Live

NA Guilds Reporting that Mythic Sanctum of Domination Loot is Untradeable

Players in BDGG and Soniqs Imperative have reported that Mythic Sanctum of Domination Loot is currently untradeable in Patch 9.2.

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Live

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Blizzard Fixes Untradeable Loot in Sanctum of Domination - May Require Instance Reset

Blizzard has announced that they have hotfixed the untradeable loot in Sanctum of Domination. However, it may require an instance reset.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 GamesBeat Interview With Ion Hazzikostas and Sara Wons

A new GamesBeat interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and Senior Level Designer Sara Wons reveals some of the design goals of Patch 9.2 and discusses lessons learned from previous expansions.

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Live

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Start Unlock Flying in Zereth Mortis for Patch 9.2 - Available Start of Week 3

Flying will become available in Zereth Mortis at the start of Week 3, but you can start working on the requirements now.

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Live

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Community Spotlight - Barny's Scarab Lord Adventures

YouTube creator Barny64 has been producing a series, following the adventures of an Undead Rogue named Barnybee on their quest to obtain Scarab Lord during World of Warcraft Classic. The final installment was released recently and we're spotlighting the entire series here.

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Classic

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Eternity's End Patch 9.2 Mount Guide - Collect 41 New Mounts with the New Patch

With Patch 9.2 right around the corner, it is time to highlight the mounts available with the new patch. From completing meta achievements in Zereth Mortis, to reaching Gladiator, there are many different mounts with Eternity's End.

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Live

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Patterns Within Patterns Zereth Mortis Quest - Resets Every 3 Days, Next Reset Tomorrow

The Zereth Mortis quest Patterns Within Patterns has a 3-day timer, and you can complete it a few times a week. Make sure to complete this quest before the next daily reset on NA and EU realms!

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Live

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Diablo Immortal Reflections on Closed Beta - Changes to In-Game Purchases and Endgame Systems

Blizzard has released an official Diablo Immortal development blog post recapping their learnings based on Closed Beta feedback. Game Director Wyatt Cheng and Senior System Designer Kris Zierhut also talk about changes made in preparation for Diablo Immortal's planned launch in 2022.

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Immortal

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Start Unlock Flying in Zereth Mortis for Patch 9.2 - Available Start of Week 4

Flying will become available in Zereth Mortis at Week 4, but you can start working on the requirements now. EDIT: One of the requirements was changed at the end of the PTR, making flying obtainable on Week 4.

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Live

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Wowhead's Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Sweepstakes

With the launch of Patch 9.2, we're happy to announce our Patch 9.2 Eternity's End Sweepstakes with game time, mounts, pets and pins up for grabs!

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Wowhead

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Lore Spotlight: A Recap of the Shadowlands Story Up to Eternity's End

Patch 9.2 of the Shadowlands sees us heading to the new realm of Zereth Mortis. But how did we get here? What is the story so far?

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Live

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Blizzard Confirms What Keystone Level You Should Complete This Week in Preparation for Season 3

Blizzard has confirmed what keystone level players will need to complete this week in order to get a +15 keystone for the start of Season 3!

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Live

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February 23rd Hotfixes for Patch 9.2 - Zereth Mortis Repeatable Treasures Appear More Frequently

In today's hotfixes for Patch 9.2, some repeatable treasures in Zereth Mortis now appear more frequently.

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Live

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Activision Blizzard SEC Filing Reveals Details of Microsoft Acquisition

An SEC filing reveals more details in Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including the timeline, uncertainty regarding the fate of employee attempts to unionize, and a couple big potential payouts for Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Hopes for 9.2, Sylvanas, Zereth Mortis

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel talk about the news, 9.2, and hopes for where things are going. Give them a watch.

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Live

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Diablo: Immortal Developer's Blog - Further Reactions and Release Date?

Blizzard recently released a Developer's Blog entry about planned changes to Diablo: Immortal. Read further thoughts about the game and the update.

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Immortal

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Patch 9.2: Eternity's End Key Art Shows off the Malice of the Jailer

The art in World of Warcraft never disappoints and the Patch 9.2 key art of the Jailer at his evil zenith is no exception. Check him out, brandishing the weapon some of us may yet get to wield.

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Live

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Blizzard Fixing Succubus Seduction in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has announced that they will be fixing a bug with the Succubus Seduction spell soon!

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Live

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Blizzard Preview of Class Tier Sets in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has posted a blog previewing Tier Sets in Patch 9.2, going over acquisition and the models!

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Live

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Blizzard Lowering Great Vault Requirements for Raid, Mythic+ and PvP in Shadowlands Season 3

Blizzard has announced that they are lowering the Great Vault requirements for 5 boxes for the start of Season 3!

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Live

Blizzard on Tier Drops in the Great Vault - Tier Shoulders and Chest Not Available Week 1

Blizzard has now confirmed that no tier Shoulders or Chests will drop from the Great Vault during Week 1. In addition, killing a raid boss that drops tier will increase your chance of receiving tier in that slot.

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Live

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Blizzard on Mythic+ Affix Rotation Changes in Season 3

Blizzard has given some of their design thoughts for changing the Mythic+ affix rotation in Season 3 and their goals for the affix changes.

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Live

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Hotfixes for February 24: Tales of the Exile Achievement Credit, Soloist Titles Removed

Patch 9.2 hotfixes for February 24 include a fix to the Tales of the Exile achievement not giving credit to players, removal of incorrectly awarded Soloist titles and much more.

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Live

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Updates to Battle Net Points Store in China - Players Able to Earn Rewards for Reporting Illicit Behavior

NetEase, Blizzard's publisher in China, has unveiled changes to their rewards program. Chinese players participating in the program will now receive points when they report a player and this report leads to an account action.

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Blizzard

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Connecting It All - Work Around for Bugged World Quest in Zereth Mortis

The Zereth Mortis daily quest Connecting It All is currently bugged and not completing normally, but players can fix it and earn its reputation by using 9 Pocopoc energy to automatically complete the quest.

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Live

Patterns Within Patterns Zereth Mortis Quest Changing to Weekly Duration on Next Weekly Maintenance

The Zereth Mortis quest Patterns Within Patterns is being changed to a weekly quest on the next weekly maintenance! Completion requirements and rewards are being increased to compensate for the new quest timer.

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Live

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Honor Points Will Not Reset at the Start of Shadowlands Season 3

Blizzard has confirmed that Honor Points will not reset at the start of Season 3, allowing players to save up to upgrade their PvP gear.

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Live

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Blizzard on Hunter Tier Set Fixes in Patch 9.2

Blizzard has released a large blue post for Hunters and their Tier sets, regarding bugs and interactions with class abilities.

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Live

Upcoming Mythic+ Trinket Tuning - Soulletting Ruby Nerfed

Blizzard has posted upcoming Mythic+ Trinket tuning for the next weekly reset which includes a nerf to Soulletting Ruby.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes for February 25, 2022

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for February 25th, 2022.

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Live

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Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Returning Soon: Balance Changes, Uber Diablo

Blizzard has announced the return of the Diablo II: Resurrected PTR for next week, bringing in Uber Diablo changes and some balance adjustments.

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Diablo II

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Patch 9.2 Datamined Hotfixes for Upcoming Loot - Rygelon Caster Dagger and Caster Trinket

Yesterday, some hotfixes were applied to upcoming Sepulcher of the First Ones raid loot for the Rygelon Caster Dagger and Rygelon Caster Trinket.

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Live

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Gluttonous Overgrowth Zereth Mortis Rare Currently Glitched - Roots Not Spawning

The Gluttonous Overgrowth rare in Zereth Mortis drops a desirable transmog piece, but is currently giving players a lot of grief, as a glitch prevents this rare from being attackable.

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Live

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Diablo: Immortal Developer's Blog - MMO and Social Implications

This week's development blog post highlighted several changes coming to Diablo: Immortal's social systems - but are they enough to turn the mobile game into a true MMO?

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Immortal

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Quick Ways to Travel Around Zereth Mortis - Korthia Whistle, Gunshoes

As you complete World Quests, find treasures and kill rares on Zereth Mortis, there are a couple items that can help you traverse the zone!

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Live

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2022 Fanbyte Marketing Survey and Sweepstakes

Fanbyte hasn't released a marketing survey for Wowhead since 2020, so I'd say we're pretty overdue at this point. As a result we invite you to participate in the latest version: 2022 - Q1 Edition.

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Wowhead

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9.2 Campaign Renown Catch-Up - Gain At Least 13 Renown On The First 3 Chapters

Players with alts who still need to grind Renown in Patch 9.2 are in luck with the new Campaign in Eternity's End - Several quests in Chapters 1 through 3 grant Renown, serving as a relatively fast Renown catch-up.

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Live

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9.2 Campaign Lore Spotlight: Who's That Dreadlord Again?

In the second chapter of Secrets of the First Ones - 9.2's main storyline, we encounter two named Dreadlords that should be known to us already.

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Live

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Cypher of the First Ones Bug - Trebalim Understanding Locked

The research node Trebalim Understanding from the Cypher of the First Ones sytem in Zereth Mortis is currently bugged for many players. Players that have completed Dealic Understanding are unable to research Trebalim, with a error message saying it is already being researched in a different character.

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Live

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Diablo II: Resurrected Deluxe Bot Set by iam8bit

After their collaboration with Blizzard earlier last year, vinyl producer iam8bit has announced the release of a Diablo II: Resurrected Deluxe Box Set.

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Diablo II

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9.2 Gold Making & Cross-Realm Trading - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 216

In this week's WoW Economy spotlight, we discuss the latest developments now that 9.2 is here and what gold making opportunities lie ahead. We also discuss the possibility of cross-realm trading and what the implications might be.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 DPS Raid Tier List for Sepulcher of the First Ones - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands DPS Tier List predictions for the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid. They've made some predictions for raiding in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the raid encounters.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 Healer Raid Tier List for Sepulcher of the First Ones - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Healer Tier List predictions for the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid. They've made some predictions for raiding in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the raid encounters.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 Tank Raid Tier List for Sepulcher of the First Ones - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Tank Tier List predictions for the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid. They've made some predictions for raiding in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the raid encounters, giving their thoughts on what the strengths and weaknesses of each Tank spec will be and how each spec will perform.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 DPS Tier List for Mythic+ Season 3 - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands DPS Tier List predictions for Mythic+ Season 3. They've made some predictions for Mythic+ in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the dungeons and Seasonal affix.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 Healer Tier List for Mythic+ Season 3 - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Healer Tier List predictions for Mythic+ Season 3. They've made some predictions for Mythic+ in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the dungeons and Seasonal affix, giving their thoughts on what the strengths and weaknesses of each Healer spec will be and how each spec will perform.

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Live

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Shadowlands 9.2 Tank Tier List for Mythic+ Season 3 - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Welcome to Dratnos' and Tettles' Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Tank Tier List predictions for Mythic+ Season 3. They've made some predictions for Mythic+ in Patch 9.2 based on PTR testing and current knowledge of the dungeons and Seasonal affix, giving their thoughts on what the strengths and weaknesses of each Tank spec will be and how each spec will perform.

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Live

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Classic Season of Mastery Phase 4 - Zul'Gurub Releases March 3rd

Blizzard has announced that Zul'Gurub releases on Thursday, March 3rd. Phase 4 of Classic Season of Mastery will bring a new 20-man raid, Zul'Gurub. In addition, Zandalar Tribe will become available as a new reputation faction, setting up shop in Stranglethorn Vale.

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Classic

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Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 PTR Patch Notes February 28

Blizzard has released new patch notes for Diablo II: Resurrected's Patch 2.4 PTR.

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Diablo II

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Patch 9.2 Datamined Sepulcher of the First Ones Trinket Hotfixes for Feb 28th, 2022

Some hotfixes have been applied to live servers which tunes the Automa intellect trinkets and the Xy'mox Tank trinket.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Datamined Gear Tuning Hotfixes for February 28th, 2022 - Anduin Class Rings, Rygelon Dagger

Some additional hotfixes have targeted various special items from the upcoming Sepulcher of First Ones raid, targeting the Anduin class rings and a large nerf to the Rygelon Dagger.

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Live

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February 28th Hotfixes - Zereth Mortis Aurelid Mounts Move At Ground Speed

Zereth Mortis’s aurelid mounts will now properly move at a ground mount speed appropriate to your Riding skill when used in areas where flying is prohibited.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Datamined PvP Hotfixes for Feb 28, 2022 - Tier Set PvP Tuning

Some additional Patch 9.2 hotfixes have been pushed for various Tier Set bonuses in PvP combat.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Best in Slot Lists - Shadowlands Season 3 Best Pieces of Gear

With Shadowlands Season 3 starting this week, we'd like to highlight the gearing pages of our Class Guides. These pages will support you during Season 3, providing lists for the best pieces to pursue when raiding and doing Mythic+, plus also providing valuable advice about what to select when having choices at the Great Vault.

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Live

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Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Strategy Guides For First Eight Bosses - Now Live!

The final raid of Shadowlands, Sepulcher of the First Ones, opens the week of March 1st and our strategy guides to the first eight bosses including Anduin are now live.

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Live

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Week 1 of Patch 9.2 Mythic+ Affix Rotation is Bolstering, Explosive, Tyrannical

The first week of Mythic+ Season 3 affixes appears to be Bolstering, Explosive and Tyrannical!

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Live

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Great Vault UI Updated for Season 3 - Requirements for Last Week Unchanged

Blizzard has noted that the Great Vault UI has been updated for Season 3, and the lowered thresholds will apply to the Vault that you will open next week.

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Shadowlands Maintenance Extended To 11:00 AM PST

Blizzard CS has just tweeted that Shadowlands Patch 9.2 maintenance has been extended another hour, to 11:00 AM PST.

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Live

Patch 9.2 Sepulcher of the First Ones Tuning Hotfixes

Over the 24 hours, Blizzard has pushed some tuning hotfixes to Sepulcher of the First Ones bosses.

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Reminder - This Week's Great Vault Awards Season 2 Gear

As Shadowlands Season 3 officially begins, players logging on to loot their Great Vault this week shouldn't be alarmed to realize it is still awarding Season 2 gear, capped at item level 252. Like previous seasons, this is completely normal and expected, as the rewards are determined by the previous week's activities.

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Live Patch 9.2 Class Tuning Hotfixes - Warrior, Shaman, Monk

Blizzard has announced tuning hotfixes for Protection Warriors, Mistweaver Monks, and Kyrian Restoration Shaman.

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Anduin Wrynn Cinematic - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid (Spoilers)

Following the Anduin encounter in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, a special cinematic plays. Spoilers ahead.

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Wowhead Weekly 294 - Sepulcher Raid and Anduin Cinematic

For Wowhead Weekly #294, Annie and Perc chat about the new Sepulcher Raid and Anduin Cinematic.

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How to Reach Zereth Mortis World Boss Antros

With the new World Boss, Antros, becoming available this week, it is good to highlight how to reach the island where the World Boss spawns.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes for Sepulcher of the First Ones - Anduin Befouled Barrier Nerfed

The Anduin encounter has proven to be quite the challenge partly due to his Befouled Barrier, but this ability has now been nerfed on Normal and Heroic.

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Upcoming Halondrus the Reclaimer Adjustments - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid

Blizzard has announced several adjustments to the Halondrus the Reclaimer encounter.

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Live

PvP Matchmaking Ratings Undergoing Changes on NA Realms

Blizzard has announced that they are re-normalizing the matchmaking rankings for PvP, as this did not occur prior to the start of the Season as usual on NA realms.

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Live

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March 1st Hotfixes - Class and Sepulcher Raid Tuning

Blizzard has published hotfixes for March 1st, which include class and Sepulcher boss tuning.

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Live

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9.2 Chapter 4 Unlocks - Sepulcher Raid Translocator, Path to Enlightenment Achievement

Chapter 4 of the 9.2 Campaign is available on live servers this week, unlocking several Zereth Mortis features, including the translocator to the Sepulcher of the First Ones island.

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Live

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Patch 9.2 Tier Set Guides - Tier Sets Return with Shadowlands Season 3

With Season 3 starting this week, it is time to finally obtain tier sets again. For their return, we've prepared everything you need to know about how to obtain them, what to expect of them and the impact they have on every spec.

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Fan Creates Fonts for World of Warcraft Races - Community Spotlight

Role Player and Fan, Feyawen, has created and shared gorgeous fonts that look like World of Warcraft elven script. Font fan or no, these are super pretty - check them out.

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Team Liquid Sepulcher of the First Ones Race to World First Event at Helix eSports Center

Team Liquid has announced their Sepulcher of the First Ones Race to World First event, with 28 raiders and 11 talented commentators broadcasting live from the Helix eSports center starting on March 8th at 9 AM EST.

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Classic Season of Mastery - Hakkar Bonus Loot

Blizzard has announced that if players defeat Hakkar the Soulflayer with Priests and/or Priestesses alive, you can obtain additional loot. This will likely encourage players to try the famed "Impossible 5 Priest Hakkar" for the chance at more loot per Zul'Gurub lockout!

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Classic

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Upcoming Sepulcher of the First Ones Tuning - More Anduin Nerfs

Blizzard has announced more upcoming Sepulcher of the First Ones Tuning which includes more Anduin nerfs.

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Live

Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 PTR | Ladder Testing | Now Live

Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 PTR is now live and will include ladder testing, changes to Uber Diablo, and numerous class changes.

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Diablo II

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How to Reach Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Zone

With Sepulcher of the First Ones opening this week, we want to highlight how to reach the raid zone.

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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes for March 2nd, 2022 - Zereth Mortis, Raid and Mythic+ Changes

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which includes many changes to Zereth Mortis, Raid, Mythic+ and more!

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Liquid Claims World First Heroic Anduin

Liquid has claimed the World First kill of Heroic Anduin -- the end boss of Heroic week in Sepulcher of the First Ones. Congratulations!

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This Week in Patch 9.2: Zereth Mortis Campaign, Reputation, and Sepulcher Raid

A new week in Patch 9.2 means there's a lot to do in World of Warcraft, so we're issuing a reminder of some important activities to get done in order to ensure you stay on track!

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Pieces Joins SK Gaming - Now Called SK Pieces

The European guild Pieces has announced that they will be joining the esports organization SK Gaming.

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Get ilvl 252 Loot from Mists Timewalking Weekly Quest

Mists of Pandaria Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Pandaria expansion. You can also get ilvl 252 loot from the weekly quest.

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Burning Crusade Classic Update Reveals Wrath of the Lich King Files

In the latest update to the Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm, Patch 2.5.4.42581 had an update to the "ManifestInterfaceData" Database. There, multiple lines of updates refer to "Interface_Wrath" which is likely referring to blue login screen buttons in Wrath of the Lich King's login page.

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TBC

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Summoner Druid in PTR Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected - Multiple Summons, New Challenges

Druids on the PTR can now summon all their minions - how has this changed the Summoner as a viable build? Discover the improvements this change provides.

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Diablo II

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Patch 9.2 Datamined Hotfixes for March 3rd - Sepulcher Raid Changes, PvP Trinket

Some hotfixes have been pushed to Patch 9.2 which has some minor changes to bosses in Sepulcher of the First Ones, and a nerf to a PvP trinket.

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Zul'Aman Live on Burning Crusade Classic PTR - Patch 2.5.4

Blizzard has updated the Burning Crusade Classic Public Test Realm, adding in the next phase of Burning Crusade for testing. This phase will release the Zul'Aman 10-man raid, updated Badge gear, and other minor changes.

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TBC

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Burning Crusade Classic 2.5.4 Development Notes

With Zul'Aman now live for testing on the PTR, Blizzard has shared some Development Notes for the upcoming Patch 2.5.4. There is also a new update on how data is exchanged between client and server, so Blizzard is asking for players to report any bugs during testing.

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TBC

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Patch 9.2 Hotfixes for March 3rd - More Mythic+ and Sepulcher Raid Tuning Changes

Blizzard has posted Patch 9.2 hotfixes for March 3rd which includes many Mythic+ and Sepulcher tuning changes, including the ability for new enemies to detect stealth and invisibility in the raid.

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Method Sepulcher of the First Ones Race to World First Event

Method has announced their Sepulcher of the First Ones Race to World First event, featuring a dozen casters, three encounter analysts, and a partnership with mental health advocate Safe in Our World, starting on March 9th at 08:00 CET.

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Cinematic Analysis of the Anduin Raid Finale (Spoilers)

In this analysis, we go over the cinematic that plays after defeating Anduin Wrynn in the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.

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World of Warcraft: Sylvanas Prequel Novel Preview from IGN

IGN has shared an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming World of Warcraft: Sylvanas prequel novel. Spoilers ahead!

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Mercenaries in PTR Patch 2.4 Diablo II: Resurrected - Meta Changes Inbound?

Blizzard has announced mercenary skill changes and improvements coming to Diablo II: Resurrected. After the second round of adjustments has been introduced to the Patch 2.4 PTR this week, one question remains - will the changes shake up the mercenary meta-game?

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Zul'Aman Lockout will be 3 Days in Burning Crusade Classic

Blizzard has clarified that the lockout for Zul'Aman will be 3 days long and is currently incorrect on the Public Test Realm.

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Mythic+ Scaling Transition From Season 2 to Season 3 - Bosses Have Almost Double Health from Last Week

The Mythic+ scaling from Season 2 to Season 3 is much higher than previous seasons, making this week feel much harder. When combined with Tyrannical, bosses have doubled their health from last week on the same keystone level!

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Elemental Shaman Class Tuning -- March 8

Blizzard has announced some Elemental Shaman class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Druid Class Tuning -- March 8

Blizzard has announced some Druid class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Unholy Death Knight Class Set Tuning – March 8

Blizzard has announced some Unholy Death Knight class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Beast Mastery Hunter Class Set Tuning – March 8

Blizzard has announced some Beast Mastery Hunter class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Affliction Warlock Class Set Tuning – March 8

Blizzard has announced some Affliction Warlock class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Fury Warrior Class Set Tuning – March 8

Blizzard has announced some Fury Warrior class tuning to go live the week of March 8th.

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Lihuvim Raid Damage Buffed Next Week on All Difficulties in Sepulcher of the First Ones

Blizzard has announced that they will be buffing the Lihuvim encounter next week on all difficulties in the Sepulcher raid to increase raid damage taken.

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Bobby Kotick to Step Down from Coca-Cola Board of Directors

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will be stepping down from the Coca-Cola Company's Board of Directors, which he's served on since 2012, following the company’s annual shareholder meeting on March 28th.

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Activision Blizzard Pledges Support for Ukraine and Suspends Sales of Games in Russia

Pledging support for the Ukrainian people, COO Daniel Alegre has announced that Activision Blizzard will be suspending sales in Russia and has so far raised over $300,000 in employee matched donations to provide relief within the region.

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Blizzard

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Patch 9.2 Mythic+ Tazavesh Hotfixes - Many More Nerfs

Many more hotfixes were just pushed which nerfs various bosses and trash in Mythic+ Tazavesh.

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Hotfixes: March 4, 2022 - Pocopoc Combat Fix, Zereth Mortis Chest Buffs

Hotfixes for March 4 include a fix to make Pocopoc consistently aid you in combat in Zereth Mortis, further buffs to chests in Zereth Mortis, and more!

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Many Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Trinkets Now Deal Nerfed in PvP Content

Blizzard has adjusted the PvP tuning of many raid trinkets, as they now deal reduced damage in PvP combat.

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Patient Bufonid - Easy Daily Quest Mount from Zereth Mortis

Patch 9.2 has added many new mounts for collectors, a majority coming from the new Protoform Synthesis system. An easy mount to collect in Patch 9.2 is the Patient Bufonid!

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Battle of Heroes Playing Card Deck by Artist Frenone - Review

Backers of a Kickstarter for "Battle of Heroes", a World of Warcraft-themed card deck by artist Frenone have begun to receive their rewards. We review this gorgeous deck.

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On This Day - Patch 5.2: The Thunder King Launched Nine Years Ago on March 5, 2013

World of Warcraft Patch 5.2: The Thunder King was released nine years ago today. Join us as we remember all things thunderous with the launch of Throne of Thunder and the Isle of Thunder.

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Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Patch 2.4 - Throw Barbarian Build Guide

Today we announce the release of our guide to the Throw Barbarian in Patch 2.4 of Diablo II: Resurrected. Learn about the build, skills, and best gear.

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Diablo II

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Head of Esports Brandon Snow Leaving Activision Blizzard

Head of Esports Brandon Snow, responsible for overseeing the Overwatch and Call of Duty Leagues, is leaving Activision Blizzard to pursue a new opportunity.

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Blizzard

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Lore Spotlight: A Brief History of Anduin Wryn, the Boy King

In the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid encounter against Anduin Wrynn, our goal is not really to kill the boss, but to save him. But who is Anduin, and why is it so important to us that we save him?

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9.2 Campaign Lore Spotlight: Fragmented Souls - A Short History

When a Mournblade is wielded in anger, it has the power to shatter a soul into fragments. We look at what this has meant for Uther and Sylvanas.

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Crafter's Mark Gear, Enhancements & Speed Sets - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 217

9.2 is in full swing and goldmakers have been racing to sell the new Crafter's Mark gear. The patch further develops with Rank 7 legendaries around the corner. However, there are other markets such as the Progenitor Enhancements which we will also discuss in more detail this week!

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Mythic Dungeons Scale by an Additional 30% Health and 15% Damage When a Mythic+ Key Starts

Whenever a Mythic+ key starts, all trash and bosses receive an undocumented 30% health and 15% damage buff from their Mythic 0 values in Season 3.

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Darkmoon Dance Competition - New Game Available At Darkmoon Faire

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town and there's a new game, the Darkmoon Dance Competition.

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Former EU Community Manager Receives In-Game Tribute

Former EU CM, Aerythlea, has shared that she has been honored in-game with a tribute character bearing her name. Check it out!

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Echo & BDGG Sepulcher of the First Ones Race to World First Event

Echo and Big Dumb Golden Guardians are partnering up for the Race to World First through Sepulcher of the First Ones. While each guild will be streaming separately, casters will be switching between the European and North American guilds to offer commentary on both throughout their progression.

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Blizzard Announcing Next World of Warcraft Expansion on April 19th

Blizzard will be announcing the next World of Warcraft expansion on April 19th!

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Upcoming Warcraft Mobile Game Being Announced in May 2022

Blizzard has announced an upcoming Warcraft Universe game designed for mobile which will be revealed in May 2022.

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On This Day - Patch 1.3: Ruins of the Dire Maul Launched Seventeen Years Ago on March 7th, 2005

World of Warcraft Patch 1.3.0: Ruins of the Dire Maul was released 17 years ago today. Join us as we remember ogres and demons, world bosses, and dismounting to cross every bridge in Stranglethorn Vale.

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Blizzard Entertainment Introduces DE&I and Development Lead Makaiya Brown

In an Inside Blizzard blog post, Makaiya Brown has introduced herself as Blizzard Entertainment's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), and Development Lead, sharing her thoughts on her role and the improvements that have been made to improve the company's culture.

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Blizzard

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Update to Fury Warrior Tuning Changes - 25 Rage Per Extension

Blizzard has provided an update on the upcoming Necrolord Fury Warrior tuning changes and updating the legendary change from 30 Rage per extension to 25 Rage.

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Patch 9.2 Datamined Hotfixes for March 3rd - 7th: Raid Tuning for Mythic and Final 3 Bosses

Over the weekend, many raid tuning hotfixes have been applied targeting all bosses on Mythic difficulty as well as the final 3 bosses on all difficulties.

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Ruined Crest of Lordaeron Shield Temporarily Disabled, Will Return With New Exclusive Appearance

Blizzard will be disabling the Ruined Crest of Lordaeron Shield from the Lords of Dread encounter for the next weekly reset. When it returns it will have a brand new exclusive appearance. Blizzard will be disabling the Ruined Crest of Lordaeron Shield from the Lords of Dread encounter for the next weekly reset. When it returns it will have a brand new exclusive appearance.

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