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Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - March 6
Dungeons and Raids
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Court of Stars
- Watchful Inquisitors should no longer cast Searing Glare while stunned.
- Watchful Inquisitors should no longer cast Searing Glare while stunned.
Player versus Player
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Seething Shore
- Seething Shore is now in the Random Battleground queue, starting at level 110.
- Mining an Azerite Node now awards 20 Honor (was 40 Honor).
- The A Good Start achievement now requires 25,000 Azerite (was 100,000 Azerite).
- The Blood and Sand achievement now displays correctly when linked in chat.
- The "Thrust" effect from the Rocket Parachute now has 4 charges (was 2 charges), allowing players to reach further areas when jumping from the airship.
- The geyser period of Azerite nodes is now extended to 30 seconds (was 20 seconds). This will give players more time to reach spawning Azerite nodes.
- The respawn time at the graveyard is now 20 seconds (was 15 seconds).
- The time to cap an Azerite node is increased to 7 seconds (was 6 seconds).
- Developers’ notes: We’d like to thank you for all your feedback on this new Battleground. The adjustments above should alleviate some of its pacing issues, as well as bring its most-arduous achievement more in line with other battleground achievements.
- Developers’ notes: We’d like to thank you for all your feedback on this new Battleground. The adjustments above should alleviate some of its pacing issues, as well as bring its most-arduous achievement more in line with other battleground achievements.
- Seething Shore is now in the Random Battleground queue, starting at level 110.
Quests
- Lord Maxwell Tyrosus is now reliably available during “Walking in Shadows”.
Toys
- The Jolly Roger appears as expected on Allied Races.
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Court of Stars
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Challenge Rift - Week 37
Issues With Legend Matchmaking Have Been Resolved
Darkmoon Faire
The Darkmoon Faire is in town once again! Earn those prize tickets for your Darkmoon Dirigible!
Keep in mind the Darkmoon Top Hat buff and the WHEE! buff as you work on earning reputation with the Legion factions for Paragon reputation rewards and Allied Race unlocks.
Greater Invasion Boss - Sotanathor
Sotanathor is up this week, rewarding item level 930 loot!
World Boss - Drugon the Frostblood
Drugon the Frostblood is up this week.
Weekly Bonus Event - Pet Battles
An extra weekly quest and rewards are here— the Pet Battles bonus event is underway!
This Week
All week, get out there and fight with your mighty minions. When the time comes to take on other players, open your Pet Journal and hit the “Find Battle” button to be matched up with an opponent whose team is competitive with yours.
Look for the following all week long:
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Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you.
- Quest requirement: Win 5 pet battles versus other players with a team of three level-25 pets.
- Reward: One Ultimate Battle-Training Stone.
- Quest requirement: Win 5 pet battles versus other players with a team of three level-25 pets.
- Passive bonus: All Pet Battle experience gains are increased by +200%.
PvP Brawl - Temple of Hotmogu
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentEnter the Temple of Kotmogu for this fast-paced match. For a whole new twist, players will be able throw the Orb of Power to friendly players in a game of hot potato. Beware, they’ll also gain the debuffs along with the orb so choose wisely. We’re turning things up (to 11) by changing resurrection time to a quick 5 seconds. Who will be able to hold on to the power to claim victory? -
Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you.
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New Warrior Legendary Weapon Reveal: Woecleaver
Trial of Style - Do Your Little Turn on the Catwalk
Trial of Style is here and there are new transmog sets as well as some new rewards that you can purchase this season!
- These new toys are sold by Warpweaver Sle'shal before the competition:
- Trial of Style Flames costs 50 x Trial of Style Token
- Trial of Style Spotlight costs 50 x Trial of Style Token
- Trial of Style Dance Floor costs 100 x Trial of Style Token
- Three themes have been replaced (though NPC dialogue still lists the old themes):
- Fire and Ice has been replaced with Spook-tacular
- Primal Style has been replaced by Zen
- Heroes of Azeroth has been replaced with Magical Modelling
Level Type Slot Name Model Viewer 10 Cloth Head 
Mindwrack Cowl
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10 Cloth Shoulders 
Mindwrack Shoulderpads
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10 Cloth Chest 
Mindwrack Robes
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10 Cloth Waist 
Mindwrack Cord
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10 Cloth Legs 
Mindwrack Leggings
Modelviewer
10 Cloth Feet 
Mindwrack Slippers
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10 Cloth Wrists 
Mindwrack Bracers
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10 Cloth Hands 
Mindwrack Handwraps
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1 Other Ensemble: Mindwrack Raiment
10 Leather Head 
Tundraspite Helm
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10 Leather Shoulders 
Tundraspite Mantle
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10 Leather Chest 
Tundraspite Tunic
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10 Leather Waist 
Tundraspite Girdle
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10 Leather Legs 
Tundraspite Legguards
Modelviewer
10 Leather Feet 
Tundraspite Boots
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10 Leather Wrists 
Tundraspite Wristwraps
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10 Leather Hands 
Tundraspite Handguards
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1 Other Ensemble: Tundraspite Armor
10 Mail Head 
Crimson Sentinel Cap
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10 Mail Shoulders 
Crimson Sentinel Shoulderplates
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10 Mail Chest 
Crimson Sentinel Hauberk
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10 Mail Waist 
Crimson Sentinel Waistguard
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10 Mail Legs 
Crimson Sentinel Leggings
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10 Mail Feet 
Crimson Sentinel Boots
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10 Mail Wrists 
Crimson Sentinel Bracers
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10 Mail Hands 
Crimson Sentinel Gauntlets
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1 Other Ensemble: Crimson Sentinel Garb
10 Plate Head 
Goldspine Helm
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10 Plate Shoulders 
Goldspine Pauldrons
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10 Plate Chest 
Goldspine Breastplate
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10 Plate Waist 
Goldspine Belt
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10 Plate Legs 
Goldspine Legguards
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10 Plate Feet 
Goldspine Sabatons
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10 Plate Wrists 
Goldspine Armplates
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10 Plate Hands 
Goldspine Fists
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1 Other Ensemble: Goldspine Plate
Ladies and gentlemen of the Horde and Alliance, it’s time to synchronize your wardrobes and prepare to do battle. The Trial of Style has arrived and it’s time to put your transmogrification skills to the test.
You’re Invited!
When: March 5-9
Where: Queue for the 6-player scenario at your friendly neighborhood Transmog NPC
What: Contestants will have two minutes to create transmog sets from within their collection, based on themes in the scenario. Two players at a time will be pulled up on stage to strike a pose and show off their creation— leaving the remaining four to vote on who of the two has managed to capture the theme best.
New Season, New Fashions
It wouldn’t be in fashion to wear the same thing again for this season, so we’ve added four new transmog sets to the collection. There’s a new transmog for each armor type including:
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Ensemble: Mindwrack Raiment
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Ensemble: Tundraspite Armor
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Ensemble: Crimson Sentinel Garb
- Ensemble: Goldspine Plate
Add More Fab to Your Fabulous!
In addition to using your Trial of Style Tokens on new armor appearances, you can now spend them on props to supplement your chosen Trial of Style ensemble. These props are consumable and will only appear when you’re on stage, but will last for the entirety of the competition.
New vendor extraordinaire, Nellie Voguesong sells shirts and tabards within the Trial of Style in case you forgot to bring one with you.
No peeking! It comes as no shock that you'll be properly smocked before the competition begins.
Strike a pose and shake your little tush...on the catwalk. When the glitter settles, you'll earn your just rewards.
Once the glitter settles and the rounds of voting have completed First Place, Second Place, and Third Place winners will be awarded. Don’t worry, even if you don’t win, there’s always the Trial of Style Consolation Prize. These prizes contain Trial of Style Tokens which can be redeemed for special transmog gear in Dalaran.
Fashion conscious citizens of Azeroth can also take advantage of Transmogrification and Barbershop services for free during the Trial of Style. Even if you don’t participate, you can adjust your hairstyle and transmog for no gold cost while the event is active.
Are you ready to dress to impress?
Statues of Blizzard
While many people know about the Orc, this is just one of our many statues, including two other permanent displays. As both employees and fans of these statues, we wanted to share their origin stories with you.
Fun Facts
- BlizzCon visitors have had a chance to see many of our statues when they visit the Anaheim Convention Center.
- A new trend is to also offer a smaller version of our large statues as a collectible!
Permanent Statues
Kerrigan, Queen of Blades
A bronze version of this Kerrigan statue, built in 2008, stands outside of the Blizzard offices in Versailles, France. She stands 14 feet tall—appropriately intimidating for the queen of the Zerg.
Arthas, the Lich King
2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the founding of Blizzard Entertainment; and what better way to celebrate this epic milestone, than by casting one of the company’s most iconic characters in a 14 foot, 4,000 pound, truly one-of-a-kind statue. Located on the Calligraphy Greenway in Taichung, Taiwan, this bronze portrayal of the Lich King Arthas Menethil wasn’t created just to commemorate an anniversary, but also to recognize and celebrate the incredible Taiwanese gaming community.
The Orc
After over a year of intense work, the 12 foot tall, 2 ton bronze orc warrior now stands watch in the courtyard of Blizzard Entertainment’s Irvine campus. Read our in-depth article for more.
Life-sized Statues
Sylvanas, The Banshee Queen
The Sylvanas figure and base stand 8 feet tall and weigh approximately 200 pounds. Sylvanas is primarily made of silicone (for her skin), polyester resin, and epoxy resin. Created by Alliance Studio, she marks the first time they created a statue for display with flowing hair.
Though we’ve heard the rumor that actual vertebrae were used for her statue’s bow, we’re sorry to disappoint—they’re just excellent facsimiles of the real thing.
Colossal Tracer, Pharah, Genji
Read more about assembling the giants and watch the video.
Oversized Gorehowl
The structure of the axe was made by creating a custom steel support frame that was embedded into a series of CNC foam carved panels. The foam was then coated in a hard coat polyurea material. The final finish was created using a combination of airbrushed and hand-painted techniques. The finished creation stands 15 feet tall and weighs just over 450 pounds.
As excitement mounted for the launch of Warlords of Draenor, we unleashed an epic spectacle in New York City’s Times Square on November 11 & 12, 2014. To herald the arrival of the Iron Horde, we slashed one of the city's iconic Yellow Cabs in half with a giant version of Grommash Hellscream’s battle axe, Gorehowl. The display caused quite a commotion, garnering coverage across the world.
Life Size Tracer Statue
For her chronal accelerator chest feature, a special multi-layered projection screen and animation were created to emulate a hologram effect. A great deal of research and prototyping using new materials led to the printing of numerous 3D models to house all the different size mirrors and lens configurations. This effort corrected the projector’s short-throw keystone effect and resulted in an animated holographic feature of the proper brightness and clarity.
Tracer was built using urethane resin, fiberglass, steel, leather, PETG, spandex, shock cords, electrical wiring, LED lighting, dental acrylic, and magnets. She stands about 6’6”, and weighs just over 200 pounds.
Grommash Hellscream
Statues are usually carved out of foam, but Grommash was fully sculpted from clay onto the base, making him the equivalent of two statues in size. His build team created him with fiberglass, silicone, aluminum, human and yak hair, clay, wood, plastics, resins, leather, paints, assorted electronics, and an industrial humidifier. Grommash stands 8’6” high and weighs 450 pounds.
- Glowing blood was created with layers of translucent resins and internally lit.
- Bubbles in the blood pools were handmade out of vacuform plastic spheres.
- Authentic deer sinew was used for thread to sew Grommash's leather clothing. The plates sewn on his tasset and all other armor parts were forged out of real metal.
Tyrael, Archangel of Justice
Tyrael was crafted from fiberglass, silicon, silk, urethane, aluminum, chainmail, heatshrink, lexan, wood, chromoly steel, carbon fiber, kevlar, glass, paint, electronics and lights. He stands 14 feet tall and weighs about 700 pounds.
- Metal ornamentation on the base was made of aluminum plate and cut with water.
- Approximately 14,400 LEDs were used to light Tyrael's wings
- According to Steve Wang, Tyrael was by far the most complicated statue he’s created for Blizzard—and it was completed in six weeks.
- The costume’s embroidery was made of superfine high-grade gold silk.
- The lights in Tyrael’s wings are computer controlled to simulate random bursts of energy.
Jim Raynor
The Jim Raynor statue stands 8’6” tall and weighs about 400 pounds. Built using fiberglass, silicon, rubber hosing, steel, human hair, acrylic, paint, wood, plastics, steel armature, and bondo, this statue included a few steps that were out of the ordinary:
- In order to sculpt Jim’s face accurately, his head was projected onto the raw materials using in-game graphics.
- Jim’s hair is human hair, with each piece hand-punched and placed individually. His beard was also hand-punched, then shaved down to stubble.
- The lights on his back thrusters were programmed to change color from blue to red, to simulate the thrusters getting hot.
- Height - 8.5'
- Weight - 400 pounds
Kerrigan, Queen of Blades
The original fiberglass Kerrigan statue was built in 2008, and was crafted with silicon, aluminum, acrylic, paint, wood, plastics, latex, and bondo. She stands 14 feet tall, and is exactly as imposing and terrifying as Kerrigan should be. She’s even accompanied by realistic creep effects.
Illidan, The Betrayer
Illidan is crafted from fiberglass, silicon, aluminum, acrylic, paint, wood, plastics, latex, bondo. He is a bit shorter than Kerrigan, but stands at 12 feet tall and weighs about 400 pounds. In order to simulate his fel effects, Illidan’s body was painted with UV paint and illuminated by black light. His wings are made of layers of translucent material, making them appear more natural and lifelike.
Nova
November "Nova" Terra was built in statue form in 2005. Built with fiberglass, silicon, aluminum, acrylic, paint, wood, plastics, latex, and bondo, she was put together by Steve Wang’s epic team. Height: '9.5
Dwarf
The Dwarf, created in 2002, was Blizzard’s first statue. Standing 9 feet tall, the dwarf was our first step into the world of statues. He’s made of latex, foam, and wood, and he—like Jim Raynor—has hand-punched hair for both his eyebrows and beard. His gun was custom-built by a toy manufacturer.
Moving the Statues
Many of our statues take a trip to BlizzCon each year or make moves between Blizzard buildings, which requires the talents of a professional logistics company for each move. Somewhere between 4-8 movers carefully disassemble each statue to safely transport them in large trucks, and then reassemble them at the new location. A small crew from Alliance Studio assists with the set up and teardown, including finishing repairs in case any minor damage occurs during transport.
Azeroth Choppers
Legendary custom motorcycle designer Paul Jr. assembled two handpicked teams of bike experts to bring to life a pair of asphalt-kicking chopper designs inspired by World of Warcraft's two warring faction. Read more.
Alliance Chopper
ENGINE: S and S 113 Motor
TRANSMISSION: Baker RSD 6-Speed
PAINT: NUB Graphics
CHROME: Chrome Masters
WHEELS: PJD/Renegade
Materials used: Steel, Aluminum, Wood
Dimensions: ~ 11ft Long, rear wheel base 5ft wide
Weight: ~ 700 lbs
Horde Chopper
ENGINE: Crazy Horse V-Plus 100ci
TRANSMISSION: Baker RSD 6-Speed
PAINT: NUB Graphics
CHROME: Chrome Masters
WHEELS: PJD/Renegade
Materials used: Steel, Aluminum, Copper and leather
Dimensions: ~ 12ft Long, ~3’ wide at handlebars
Weight: ~ 700 lbs
Statue Interview: Brian Fay & Brianne Loftis
In our quest to learn more about Blizzard statues, we sat down for an interview with Brian Fay (Senior Sculptor) and Brianne Loftis (Creative Development Producer). They gave us more details about what goes into creating these masterpieces.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I started at Blizzard in February 2012. I came out to California and saw that there was a lot of opportunity to expand our toys and statues program. At the time, we had an external company making our statues, and releasing one every 12-18 months. By bringing everything in-house, we got to control every aspect of production, including in-person reviews with our game teams, which streamlines the whole feedback process.
What is your day-to-day like?
I always have an ongoing sculpting project that takes up most of the day. I still get to work in wax a lot, which I really enjoy, so I jump to it first thing in the morning. We have factory samples to review and give feedback on throughout production—from overall casting quality, to paint, to packaging. The sculpting team also gives feedback to one another to keep everything moving along, we have a lot of work to handle. We help each other 3D print things for meetings, mold and cast parts [Editor’s note: a mold is a reversed impression of a sculpture which is used to cast replica sculptures; a cast produces copies of a sculpture], and clean up prototypes.
How do we produce the big statues we see at Blizzcon?
I’ve been involved with Grommash, Arthas, Tracer, and Sylvanas since joining Blizzard. The life-size statues are created by Alliance Studio, led by Steve Wang and Eddie Yang. A team of artists bring the statues to life, with art direction from Blizzard—we make regular trips to their studio and stay in touch over email. Most of the statues are done with a combination of digital and traditional sculpting, incorporating real fabric, silicone and hair where needed. Since I’ve been here, we always supply Alliance Studio with a maquette [Ed. Note: a small, scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture] as a guide for the artists to replicate on a larger scale. It’s usually a casting, but it can also be a digital model.
Grommash was modeled after a smaller statue I made here at Blizzard. Alliance Studio scanned the statue and built a steel armature [Ed. Note: a framework around which the sculpture is built] to work on top of. From there, they added a foam block out and started cutting out Grommash’s shape. Lastly, the sculptors added clay on top of the foam, which let them put in all the details that brought the sculpture to life.
I did an Arthas figure for the World of Warcraft action figure line, and that inspired the pose for the bronze Arthas. We supplied Alliance with a digital model as a guide to all the armor shape language, which also helped them create the steel armature. From there, they sculpted the entire statue from scratch, with every single detail painstakingly done by hand. It was awe-inspiring to watch. They cast the finished parts in wax, which is then molded in a special process as part of the lost-wax casting used to make bronze statues. Sculptors melt the wax out of the mold, leaving a void into which they cast molten bronze. After cooling, they chip off the molds, and cleanup and assembly begins.
Sylvanas was also created with a combination of digital and traditional sculpting. I worked off a digital model provided by Jason Huang on our cinematic team; we saved time by using the same model, but needed to adjust certain details for the life-size statue, which has a bigger palette to work with. The sculptors used real cloth, leather, silicone and hair to bring her to life. We especially wanted to make sure she had flowing hair, and Alliance found a way to pull it off flawlessly. It wasn’t an easy task. We started work on Tracer with a posed digital model that we 3D-printed and cleaned up. Then, we placed fabric and leather over the printed parts for a more realistic look—her leather jacket even has wear and tear! All those details are applied by hand at Alliance Studio with the Overwatch team giving feedback in person.
If you could sculpt your dream statue what would it be?
I would really like to see us make a giant Deathwing statue. It would look so cool hanging on the edge of the main building on [our Irvine] campus, overlooking the land. Can you imagine real flames in his mouth and chest?! That would be an incredible project to be involved with.
I’d also like to help build a life-size Treasure Goblin from Diablo standing atop his heap of treasure. This one’s a bit more realistic to produce, and it’d be extremely fun to see.
How do you determine what statues you're going to work on next?
We have a very long wish list of things we’d like to do, and just pull names off that list. We’d also like to create more unusual or old-school characters, but we have to think about our bandwidth. There’s just a small team of us, and I work like a turtle. We’ve also got to consider space in our warehouse—we can’t pack it with statues that are slowly rolling out.
How long does it take to make one of these life-sized statues?
The life-size statues can take over twenty weeks to create. If we try to rush it, it will show in the final product, so we like to give them time to really polish the work. But we treat every statue, from our life-sized ones to our collectibles to our Cute But Deadly collaborations with the same attention to detail.
How do buildings at Blizzard get assigned statues when they are done?
Team leadership sometimes lobbies for certain statues in advance of moving to a new building or area. As teams are planning new spaces, they’ll also think about beautification in advance. If we’re creating a statue that is 8 feet tall, what does that mean for the lobby? Do they change the ceiling height? When we changed one lobby around, Grommash couldn’t fit in there anymore and had to move. The Vault, a group of specialists whose sole focus is the promotion and preservation of Blizzard art, manages that process. Since our team, Story and Franchise Development, made Sylvanas, we requested her for our building.
The Raynor statue has a circle around his head for fire clearance. The development team had to change their lobby to accommodate him.
What is it like seeing your work the focus of attention and adoration?
Each one of these statues takes a lot of time, including the smaller-scale stuff. We try to capture and in some cases up-rez detail from the games to make our players feel like the product just stepped right out of the game. It does feel extremely rewarding to hear people point out all the small details that you’ve spent so long making. It makes everything worthwhile.
The Fine Art of Fan Art: Episode 3 - Machinima Maker
We’re celebrating machinima in the latest episode of The Fine Art of Fan Art—a video series focused on talented artists from the World of Warcraft community.
Meet French content creator Hugo ‘Suge’ Segobia, director of the 90-minute World of Warcraft machinima “Demonheart,” among others. Suge is a long-time WoW player who uses the game’s graphics to bring his own stories to life. His feature-length movie took a year-and-a-half to create, and he credits the support of the amazing community of players with keeping him inspired.
Check out the video below to learn more about this WoW machinima maker.
To view “Demonheart” and other machinimas by Suge, visit his YouTube channel.
If you missed the first two episodes of The Fine Art of Fan Art, you can watch them here and here. Stay tuned for the next installment coming soon! - These new toys are sold by Warpweaver Sle'shal before the competition:
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Celebrate 20 Years of StarCraft - In-Game Rewards for Blizzard Games
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentVideo Feature - Available on March 31
In StarCraft is Life: A Celebration, some of StarCraft’s biggest fans look back on their favorite memories from the past 20 years. Subscribe on YouTube
Anniversary Stream - Live on March 30
On March 30 and 31, your favorite StarCraft personalities will celebrate the 20th Anniversary with a special event on Twitch.tv! Follow on Twitch.tv
A Cross-Franchise Celebration - 20th Anniversary Rewards
This month, your favorite Blizzard games are getting in on the StarCraft 20th Anniversary action, with epic rewards including a Sarah Kerrigan Overwatch skin, a Battlecruiser Diablo III pet, and more!
StarCraft: Remastered - StarCraft 20th Anniversary UI Skin
Log in to StarCraft: Remastered after March 6 to receive a commemorative 20th Anniversary UI Skin for StarCraft: Remastered.
StarCraft II - StarCraft 20th Anniversary UI Skins, Portrait, and Decal
Log in to StarCraft II after March 6 to receive a special UI Skin for each race. Additionally, log in between March 6 and April 3 to receive a Portrait and Decal.
Diablo III - Dominion’s Revenge Pet
Log in to Diablo III after March 6 to receive Dominion’s Revenge, a fearsome Battlecruiser-themed Pet.
Overwatch - Sarah Kerrigan Ghost Skin
Log in to Overwatch between March 6 and April 3 to receive the Sarah Kerrigan Ghost skin for Widowmaker.
World of Warcraft - Salute to StarCraft
Between March 31 and April 6, /salute one of the following StarCraft-themed companion pets – Zergling, Grunty, Mini Thor, Baneling, or Zeradar – to receive the “Salute to StarCraft” Feat of Strength.
Heroes of the Storm - StarCraft 20th Anniversary Portraits
Log in to Heroes of the Storm between March 27 and April 7 to receive a 20th Anniversary Portrait for Protoss, Terran and Zerg.
Hearthstone - 3 Kobolds & Catacombs Packs
Play a StarCraft-inspired Tavern Brawl between March 21 and 25 to receive three Kobolds & Catacombs packs!
Mike Morhaime on 20 Years of StarCraft Esports
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentMike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, goes back to the beginning with StarCraft, and has had a hand in every expression of the sci-fi title since then. Beyond his involvement in creating the original game, Morhaime has been a fan of StarCraft esports since before esports was even a word. On the 20th anniversary of StarCraft, Morhaime took time to share some of his favorite memories on the growth of the game’s esports scene.
When StarCraft was released in 1998, Blizzard was already known for real-time strategy (RTS) games. Warcraft and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness were two of the genre's top titles, so when it came time to make a new game, another RTS was the obvious choice.
“The artists were tired of drawing fantasy, so we thought we’d set this one in space,” said Morhaime. “The first pass was converting all of our tilesets. We used the Warcraft II engine and reskinned it, and we showed up at E3. People were pretty underwhelmed. There weren’t any mechanics yet. We had three months to put something together, and nobody was raving about our game yet.”
Back in 1996, the first alpha version of StarCraft was skewered by critics as “Warcraft in space.” Seeing the unenthusiastic response lit a fire under the nascent crew of Blizzard developers.
“There were a lot of RTSs in development at the time, and we felt like we needed to do much better," Morhaime said. "So Bob Fitch rewrote the engine, we modified the art, and really leveled up our ambitions for the game.”
When StarCraft launched in March of 1998, it received high praise and became the best-selling PC game of the year. But as Morhaime soon found out, that achievement unlocked a new horizon: people were playing the game on a serious, competitive level.
As Morhaime said, “There were companies that were doing tournaments, so we added support in Battle.net for pro players to have gamer tags. Then we started hearing that it was taking off in Korea and that there was a lot of competition going on. I hadn’t really seen anything like that until I took a trip out there. When we hit two million copies sold they held this big celebration, and this auditorium was completely packed. That was the first live esports event I ever went to.
“It was incredible. The crowd was really into it and they were cheering every time something happened. It was so much fun and there were so many people there. The fans were completely into it. It was amazing.
“The other thing that was surprising was that everyone there knew StarCraft. You could talk to people at the hotel or even people on the street, and StarCraft was a household thing. At the event, I gave a short little speech, and I introduced Bob Fitch as the lead programmer of StarCraft. He got a standing ovation.”
It was the birth of something special. Korea’s interest in StarCraft had exploded, and Morhaime had a front-row seat to the burgeoning esports scene in Seoul. For Blizzard as a whole, exploring new ways to support StarCraft esports fans, players, and casters begat more support for StarCraft as a franchise.
“Every time I visited Korea I got to see something live,” Morhaime said. “They’d have little mini-stadiums and stages where people could compete. There was an esports studio at the COEX [Mall]."
“I went to the opening of GSL [Global StarCraft II League]. After the opening, every time I came to GSL I would go and watch the games in their studio and just get a bunch of pizzas for everyone. I remember Artosis [caster Dan Stemkowski] would complain because there were no vegetarian pizzas, and he’s a vegetarian. I don’t eat pepperoni either, so I always made sure to get a vegetarian pizza for myself [and for] Artosis.”
StarCraft was a phenomenon and in Korea it had become a household name. But without the engaged and popular esports scene that Korea boasted, few in the West knew about the high-level play that professionals were exhibiting there. If only there were an event that Western audiences could get behind to experience the thrill of esports. Enter the BlizzCon, in 2005.
“Although BlizzCon grew out of the desire to have a World of Warcraft fan meetup, we decided to make it into a festival celebrating all of our games,” Morhaime said. “At the time StarCraft and Warcraft III esports were both pretty big, so we did invitational tournaments for each of those games. Esports wasn’t really a mainstream thing in the U.S. yet, so I think this was really exposing people to esports more than anything. People loved it."
“There was a year [2011] we had the GSL Finals at BlizzCon," he recalled. "I think it was MMA vs Mvp, and MMA won. The hall was completely packed. There were people sitting on the floor because we ran out of seats. They had some technical difficulties with soundproofing the player booths or something, so it went very late into the evening on Friday night. And it was just awesome because everyone stayed. They had to fill time, so they showed a documentary about Tasteless living in Korea. So we just waited, and the games were awesome and epic, the crowd was awesome, and it was this really great moment because StarCraft II was still pretty young.”
StarCraft II, which launched in July 2010, had a lot to live up to. With such a huge scene of ravenous fans, big expectations fell on a second installment to the popular franchise and the development team was committed to making a game worthy of the name StarCraft. After being developed under the codename Medusa, Blizzard announced the highly anticipated sequel to a gargantuan crowd in Seoul.
“In 2007, we rented out the Olympic Park and had a Worldwide Invitational event, which was mostly themed around StarCraft. We had some Korean K-pop bands come and play, like Super Junior, Ivy, and Psy was our headliner. When we played the StarCraft II cinematic and made the announcement, that was huge.”
Looking back on the long and rich history of the franchise, Morhaime shares his unique perspective as a fan—albeit one with some influence—on StarCraft’s place in the esports pantheon.
“I think with StarCraft II we were a little bit late, coming 12 years after the original,” he said. “If we were a little earlier, it would’ve been better for the game. But I think [it] has a permanent place in the history of esports because StarCraft II, at least in the very early years of Twitch, was the game of choice, and a key reason they decided to start the company in the first place."
With his hands-on development years behind him and his duties as president of Blizzard front and center, Morhaime still follows the game’s esports scene as an informed fan. He attends live events, holds occasional viewing parties at home, and keeps up with the best of the best as they display their skills on a global stage.
“I think esports is like regular sports or a live concert," Morhaime said. "It’s qualitatively different when you’re there with other people sharing the experience with the crowd. Even when you’re watching online, it’s important to hear the cheers of the crowd to make it feel more real.”
Bringing that level of connection to fans is one of StarCraft’s main contributions to the conversation around gaming over the past 20 years. Like millions of others around the world, Mike Morhaime, the StarCraft esports fan, is ready to see what the next two decades of StarCraft will bring. -
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Armory Stats - First Aid Profession
Battle for Azeroth appeared to be removing First Aid as a profession, with the First Aid achievements being moved to legacy achievements. The same build also moved bandages to Tailoring, but that has changed.
Currently bandages like Embersilk Bandage are again categorized as First Aid (Bandages), but First Aid trainers no longer teach the profession in game.
Today we are looking at the First Aid level of 2.3 million players (US and EU) active in the last two months. The highest First Aid level of all of the characters on each player's account was selected.
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Court of Stars +22 Solo
Mione is back again, with a Court of Stars +22 solo (Bursting, Quaking, Fortified).
- Total run time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
- Item level 975 and Artifact Level 77
- Mione also has done +11s in time (DHT, HoV, BRH, Cathedral, Wardens, Upper Kz, Arcway iirc) and even a +12
- Xavius, Odyn (13% recently) Sisters, or Goroth might be killable but no real big milestone in sight.
- Fallen Avatar/KJ/Aggramar/Argus solo kills are still fairly out of reach.
- See the video description for more updates!
This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
Patch 4.1 Mounts
The PTR servers saw the addition on a handful of new mounts and pets which would be released with the first major content patch of Cataclysm. Two color variations of the Fire Hawk mount, initially called the Crimson and Baryl Fire Hawks, were found on the PTR. Later these were renamed to the Pureblood Fire Hawk and the Felfire Hawk, both of which are still obtainable. With the rework of the two new dungeons, the Razzashi Raptor, and Zulian Panther were also added as drops from each instance. The Molten Front Offensive featured the addition of a mount as well, the Flameward Hippogryph.
Legendary Staff
Early datamining of the 4.1 PTR Patch revealed a potential new Legendary Weapon used by casters. The first legendary questline since the Shadowmourne in Icecrown Citadel had been found. This quest and item had a lot of similarities with the ICC one in that the quest line would start with crafting a basic version of a weapon and then upgrading it through unique objectives and collection quests in the raid.
WoW Token Introduced
On March 2, 2015 Blizzard introduced the WoW Token! This item allows players to simply and securely exchange gold and game time between each other. This essentially allowed players to purchase gold (from other players) or play the game for free if they had lots of gold. Last year Blizzard allowed the token to be exchanged for Battle.Net balance.
Darkmoon Faire Race
Patch 6.1 added a new feature to the Darkmoon Faire. The Faire Race, if completed in time, rewards participants with vanity items, toys, and a pet. The race course includes many obstacles and hidden boosts such as speed boosts and springs. Completing the race within 11 bell tolls awards the Darkmoon Racer Roadhog achievement.
Cindermane Charger
2015 saw the addition of a mount molded by Ragnaros. The Cindermane Charger is available for players who participate the Recruit-A-Friend program. This program offers unique benefits for both players, such as an experience boost, game time, mounts, and pets. To participate, just open the social tab, and click the Recruit A Friend button. You will be asked to fill out some information, and after the player you recruited joins the game, the rewards will become available.
Falcosaur Mounts
The Falcosaur Mounts were found in early Legion datamining and their sources were unknown. Shortly after the launch of the expansion, a new secret quest line along with a new faction was added to the game. After killing a Matriarch in the Swarm! World quest, an Orphan Falcosaur would spawn. This began a secret quest line unique to each type of falcosaur mount which would ultimately unlock the mount version of the Orphan along with a new faction, Talon’s Vengeance.
Journey to Un’goro
The fifth expansion of Hearthstone introduced a few new mechanics into the game. Besides all the new available cards, each class received a unique Quest card which required the player to complete an objective during a game to unlock a special benefit. This new card marked the emergence of a few new decks, among which Quest Rogue, and Quest (or Exodia) Mage, were perhaps the most popular. The second new mechanic added was Adapt. This allowed the card being adapted to gain one of three random benefits, such as Windfury or Divine Shield, among other ones. Aggro decks such as Paladin, Shaman, and Druid made good use of this mechanic, allowing for early board control and tempo.
Hunter Animations
Hunters were not forgotten with the Legion animation overhaul. Patch 7.2 added new animations to Arcane Shot, Barrage, Bestial Wrath, Black Arrow, Bursting Shot, Butchery, Cobra Shot, Concussive Shot, Kill Command, Marked Shot, Multi-Shot, and Piercing Shot. With the expected rework of Survival in the next expansion, we might also see a few new or updated spells in the near future.
New Overwatch Support Hero Brigitte Announced
Brigitte Lindholm, daughter of Torbjorn, is the newest hero announced for overwatch. She is a support and tank hybrid who uses a flail and shield to heal, give armor and attack her enemies.
Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition Listings
Listings for the Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition have started to appear on EU and AU sites.
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Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition Box Art
Listings for the Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition have started to appear on EU and AU sites.
Armory Stats - First Aid Profession
Battle for Azeroth appeared to be removing First Aid as a profession, with the First Aid achievements being moved to legacy achievements. The same build also moved bandages to Tailoring, but that has changed.
Currently bandages like Embersilk Bandage are again categorized as First Aid (Bandages), but First Aid trainers no longer teach the profession in game.
Today we are looking at the First Aid level of 2.3 million players (US and EU) active in the last two months. The highest First Aid level of all of the characters on each player's account was selected.
Don't see a chart? Enable javascript!
Court of Stars +22 Solo
Mione is back again, with a Court of Stars +22 solo (Bursting, Quaking, Fortified).
- Total run time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
- Item level 975 and Artifact Level 77
- Mione also has done +11s in time (DHT, HoV, BRH, Cathedral, Wardens, Upper Kz, Arcway iirc) and even a +12
- Xavius, Odyn (13% recently) Sisters, or Goroth might be killable but no real big milestone in sight.
- Fallen Avatar/KJ/Aggramar/Argus solo kills are still fairly out of reach.
- See the video description for more updates!
This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
Patch 4.1 Mounts
The PTR servers saw the addition on a handful of new mounts and pets which would be released with the first major content patch of Cataclysm. Two color variations of the Fire Hawk mount, initially called the Crimson and Baryl Fire Hawks, were found on the PTR. Later these were renamed to the Pureblood Fire Hawk and the Felfire Hawk, both of which are still obtainable. With the rework of the two new dungeons, the Razzashi Raptor, and Zulian Panther were also added as drops from each instance. The Molten Front Offensive featured the addition of a mount as well, the Flameward Hippogryph.
Legendary Staff
Early datamining of the 4.1 PTR Patch revealed a potential new Legendary Weapon used by casters. The first legendary questline since the Shadowmourne in Icecrown Citadel had been found. This quest and item had a lot of similarities with the ICC one in that the quest line would start with crafting a basic version of a weapon and then upgrading it through unique objectives and collection quests in the raid.
WoW Token Introduced
On March 2, 2015 Blizzard introduced the WoW Token! This item allows players to simply and securely exchange gold and game time between each other. This essentially allowed players to purchase gold (from other players) or play the game for free if they had lots of gold. Last year Blizzard allowed the token to be exchanged for Battle.Net balance.
Darkmoon Faire Race
Patch 6.1 added a new feature to the Darkmoon Faire. The Faire Race, if completed in time, rewards participants with vanity items, toys, and a pet. The race course includes many obstacles and hidden boosts such as speed boosts and springs. Completing the race within 11 bell tolls awards the Darkmoon Racer Roadhog achievement.
Cindermane Charger
2015 saw the addition of a mount molded by Ragnaros. The Cindermane Charger is available for players who participate the Recruit-A-Friend program. This program offers unique benefits for both players, such as an experience boost, game time, mounts, and pets. To participate, just open the social tab, and click the Recruit A Friend button. You will be asked to fill out some information, and after the player you recruited joins the game, the rewards will become available.
Falcosaur Mounts
The Falcosaur Mounts were found in early Legion datamining and their sources were unknown. Shortly after the launch of the expansion, a new secret quest line along with a new faction was added to the game. After killing a Matriarch in the Swarm! World quest, an Orphan Falcosaur would spawn. This began a secret quest line unique to each type of falcosaur mount which would ultimately unlock the mount version of the Orphan along with a new faction, Talon’s Vengeance.
Journey to Un’goro
The fifth expansion of Hearthstone introduced a few new mechanics into the game. Besides all the new available cards, each class received a unique Quest card which required the player to complete an objective during a game to unlock a special benefit. This new card marked the emergence of a few new decks, among which Quest Rogue, and Quest (or Exodia) Mage, were perhaps the most popular. The second new mechanic added was Adapt. This allowed the card being adapted to gain one of three random benefits, such as Windfury or Divine Shield, among other ones. Aggro decks such as Paladin, Shaman, and Druid made good use of this mechanic, allowing for early board control and tempo.
Hunter Animations
Hunters were not forgotten with the Legion animation overhaul. Patch 7.2 added new animations to Arcane Shot, Barrage, Bestial Wrath, Black Arrow, Bursting Shot, Butchery, Cobra Shot, Concussive Shot, Kill Command, Marked Shot, Multi-Shot, and Piercing Shot. With the expected rework of Survival in the next expansion, we might also see a few new or updated spells in the near future.
New Overwatch Support Hero Brigitte Announced
Brigitte Lindholm, daughter of Torbjorn, is the newest hero announced for overwatch. She is a support and tank hybrid who uses a flail and shield to heal, give armor and attack her enemies.
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Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 26131
Another alpha build is on the way!
Zandalari Moonkin Form
New Icons
Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionBattle for Azeroth Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
- Alchemical Romance (New) Destroy three Deathtouched Slavers's corpses using a single Alchemical Fire, then defeat Gorak Tul on Mythic difficulty.
- Heroic: Waycrest Manor (New) Defeat the Gorak Tul in Waycrest Manor on Heroic difficulty or higher. 10 points.
- Losing My Profession (New) Find and kill all of the dungeon creatures listed below on Mythic difficulty. 10 points.
- Mythic: Waycrest Manor (New) Defeat the Gorak Tul in Waycrest Manor on Mythic difficulty. 10 points.
- Waycrest Manor (New) Defeat the Gorak Tul in Waycrest Manor. 10 points.
Talent Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionHunter
Beast Mastery
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Wyvern Sting Name changed from "Binding Shot" to "Wyvern Sting". Row 5, Column 1. Spell:
Binding Shot. Replaces: Stopping PowerWyvern Sting. Replaces: Wyvern Sting
Multiple specs
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Intimidation Name changed from "Wyvern Sting" to "Intimidation". Row 5, Column 2. Spell:
Wyvern Sting. Replaces: Stopping PowerIntimidation. Replaces: Intimidation
Survival
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Terms of Engagement Name changed from "Coming Soon" to "Terms of Engagement". Row 1, Column 1. Spell:
Coming SoonTerms of Engagement -
Viper's Venom Name changed from "Terms of Engagement" to "Viper's Venom". Row 1, Column 2. Spell:
Terms of EngagementViper's Venom
Paladin
Retribution
- Selfless Healer (New) Row 6, Column 1. Spell: Selfless Healer
Shaman
Enhancement
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Ancestral Guidance Name changed from "Elemental Spirits" to "Ancestral Guidance". Row 5, Column 1. Spell:
Elemental SpiritsAncestral Guidance -
Boulderfist Name changed from "Ancestral Swiftness" to "Boulderfist". Row 4, Column 1. Spell:
Ancestral SwiftnessBoulderfist -
Earth Shield Name changed from "Feral Lunge" to "Earth Shield". Row 2, Column 2. Spell:
Feral LungeEarth Shield -
Elemental Spirits Name changed from "Boulderfist" to "Elemental Spirits". Row 7, Column 1. Spell:
BoulderfistElemental Spirits -
Feral Lunge Name changed from "Overcharge" to "Feral Lunge". Row 5, Column 2. Spell:
OverchargeFeral Lunge -
Hailstorm Name changed from "Earth Shield" to "Hailstorm". Row 3, Column 2. Spell:
Earth ShieldHailstorm - Lightning Shield (New) Row 3, Column 3. Spell: Lightning Shield
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Overcharge Name changed from "Hailstorm" to "Overcharge". Row 4, Column 2. Spell:
HailstormOvercharge - Searing Assault (New) Row 3, Column 1. Spell: Searing Assault
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Spirit Wolf Name changed from "Ancestral Guidance" to "Spirit Wolf". Row 2, Column 1. Spell:
Ancestral GuidanceSpirit Wolf -
Wind Rush Totem Name changed from "Windfury Totem" to "Wind Rush Totem". Row 5, Column 3. Spell:
Windfury TotemWind Rush Totem -
Windfury Totem Name changed from "Lightning Shield" to "Windfury Totem". Row 4, Column 3. Spell:
Lightning ShieldWindfury Totem
Warlock
Demonology
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Inner Demons Row 7, Column 1. Spell:
Inner Demons. Replaces: Imp SwarmImp Swarm
Multiple specs
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Demonic Circle Row 5, Column 3. Spell:
Demonic CircleDemonic Circle
Warrior
Arms
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Collateral Damage Name changed from "Coming Soon" to "Collateral Damage". Row 5, Column 1. Spell:
Coming SoonCollateral Damage
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Binding Shot Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yards for 10 sec, rooting them in place for 5 sec if they move more than 5 yards from the arrow.
MarksmanshipHunter - Level 75 Talent. 30 yd range. Instant. -
Camouflage You blend into the surroundings and gain stealth for 60 sec. While camouflaged, you will heal for 2% every 1 secs.
MarksmanshipHunter - Level 45 Talent. Instant. -
Coming Soon We're on the hunt for something awesome to go here! Survival Hunter - Level
15 Talent.90 Talent. -
Flanking Strike When you Kill Command you will also strike the enemy for [ 48.36% of Attack Power ] Physical damage and generate
54 Focus, if you are within melee range. Survival Hunter - Level 15 Talent. -
Intimidation Commands your pet to intimidate the target, stunning it for 5 sec.
Beast MasteryHunter - Level 75 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant. -
Precise Shots Aimed Shot causes your next 1-2 Quick Shots to
consume 100% less Focusdeal 100% more damage. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 15 Talent. - Viper's Venom (New) Raptor Strike has a 15% chance to make your next Serpent Sting cost no Focus and deal an additional 200% initial damage. Survival Hunter - Level 15 Talent.
Marksmanship
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Aimed Shot A powerful aimed shot that deals
0[ 111.5% of Attack Power * mult Physical damage. Damage increased by 50% against a target you have not yet damaged. 2 charges. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 50 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. 12 sec recharge. 2 charges. - Marksmanship Hunter Increases damage/healing by 12%: A Murder of Crows, Aimed Shot, Barrage, Bursting Shot, Butchery, Call of the Hunter, Chakrams, Chimaera Shot, Explosive Shot, Flanking Strike, Mongoose Bite, Multi-Shot, Piercing Shot, Quick Shot, Rapid Fire, Stampede, Steady Shot, Steel Trap, Stomp Increases periodic damage/healing by 12%: A Murder of Crows, Aimed Shot, Barrage, Bursting Shot, Butchery, Call of the Hunter, Chakrams, Chimaera Shot, Explosive Shot, Flanking Strike, Mongoose Bite, Multi-Shot, Piercing Shot, Quick Shot, Rapid Fire, Stampede, Steady Shot, Steel Trap, Stomp Hunter - Marksmanship Spec.
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Quick Shot A quick shot that causes
[ 15.01%[ 30% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 15 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. -
Rapid Fire Shoot a stream of arrows at your target, dealing
[ 4.46%[ 20% of Attack Power ] Physical damage every 0.33 sec for 3 sec. Each shot generates 3 Focus. Usable while moving. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled). -
Steady Shot A steady shot that causes
[ 15.01%[ 30% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Usable while moving. Generates 10 Focus. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. -
Trueshot Increase all damage done by 20%.
Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. Instant.for 15 sec. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. Instant.
Survival
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Serpent Sting Fire a poison-tipped arrow at an enemy, dealing [ 20.31% of Attack Power ] Nature damage instantly and an additional [ 95% of Attack Power ] damage over 12 sec. Hunter - Survival Spec.
1520 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. -
Wildfire Bomb Hurl a bomb at the target, exploding for [ 15.6% of Attack Power ] Fire damage and coating them in wildfire, scorching themselves and nearby enemies for [ 120% of Attack Power ] Fire damage over 6 sec. 1 charge. Hunter - Survival Spec.
10 Focus.40 yd range. Instant. 15 sec recharge. 1 charge.
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
- Blast Wave Causes an explosion around yourself, dealing [ 25% of Spell Power ] Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards, knocking them back, and reducing movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Fire Mage - Level 30 Talent. Instant.
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Glacial Spike Conjures a massive spike of ice, and merges your current Icicles into it. It impales your target, dealing
[ 438.75%[ 400% of Spell Power ] damage plus the damage stored in your Icicles, and freezes the target in place for 4 sec. Damage may interrupt the freeze effect. Requires 5 Icicles to cast. Passive: Ice Lance no longer launches Icicles. Frost Mage - Level 100 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast.
Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Mistweaver
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Mastery: Gust of Mists Effuse, Renewing Mist, Enveloping Mist, and Vivify also cause a gust of healing mists, instantly healing the primary target for
[ 2.49999993684469E-500%[ 0.1% of Spell Power ]. Monk - Mistweaver Spec. -
Soothing Mist Effuse, Enveloping Mist, Vivify, and Life Cocoon also trigger Soothing Mist. After casting these spells, you continue to channel healing mists into the target, healing them for
[ 16% of Spell Power ] every 0.5[ 32% of Spell Power ] every 1 sec, until you take any other action. Monk - Mistweaver Spec. 40 yd range.
None
PvP Talents
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Ranger's Finesse
Your Aimed Shots that strike Vulnerable targets reduce the remaining cooldown of Aspect of the CheetahCasting Aimed Shot reduces the remaining cooldown of, Aspect of the Turtle, and Exhilaration by 5 sec. Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. -
Sniper Shot Take a sniper's stance, firing a well-aimed shot dealing
0[ 111.54% of Attack Power Physical damage. Increases the range of all shots by 40% for 15 sec. Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. 50 Focus. 55 yd range. Instant.
Ferocity & Ferocity
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Predator's Thirst You and your pet gain
3%10% Leech. None - Ferocity & Ferocity Spec. Unlimited range.
Tenacity & Tenacity
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Endurance Training You and your pet gain
10%8% increased maximum health. None - Tenacity & Tenacity Spec. Unlimited range.
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Execution Sentence Deliver an execution sentence, dealing
[ 140%[ 120% of Attack Power ] Holy damage. Your Holy damage done against the target is increased by 25% for 10 sec. Retribution Paladin - Level 15 Talent. 3 Holy Power. 20 yd range. Instant. -
Inquisition Consumes up to 3 Holy Power to increase your damage done and Haste by
10%8%. Lasts 15 sec per Holy Power consumed. Retribution Paladin - Level 100 Talent. 1 Holy Power. Instant. -
Selfless Healer
Your successful Judgments reduce the cast time and mana costJudgment reduces the cast time of your next Flash of Light by35%, and increase its effect on others by 35%33%, and increases its healing done on others by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times.Retribution Paladin - Level 90 Talent.
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Shadow
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Shadow Priest
Increases damage/healing by 6%: Divine Star, Halo, Mind Blast, Mind Flay, Mind Sear, Power Word: Solace, Purge the Wicked, Schism, Shadow Crash, Shadow Word: Death, Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Word: Void, Shadowy Apparitions, Vampiric Touch, Void Bolt, Void Eruption, Void Torrent Increases periodic damage/healing by 6%: Divine Star, Halo, Mind Blast, Mind Flay, Mind Sear, Power Word: Solace, Purge the Wicked, Schism, Shadow Crash, Shadow Word: Death, Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Word: Void, Shadowy Apparitions, Vampiric Touch, Void Bolt, Void Eruption, Void TorrentDecreases damage/healing by 25%: Shadow Mend Priest - Shadow Spec.
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Crimson Tempest Finishing move that slashes at all enemies within 10 yards, dealing
[ 16.38% of Attack Power ] Physicalinstant damage and causing victims to bleed for additional damageover 12 sec: 1 point : [ 16.7% of Attack Power ] damage 2 points: [ 33.4% of Attack Power ] damage 3 points: [ 50.1% of Attack Power ] damage 4 points: [ 66.8% of Attack Power ] damage 5 points: [ 83.5% of Attack Power ] damage 6 points: [ 100.2% of Attack Power ] damageLasts longer per combo point. 1 point : [ 10% of Attack Power ] plus [ 30% of Attack Power ] over 4 sec 2 points: [ 15% of Attack Power ] plus [ 45% of Attack Power ] over 6 sec 3 points: [ 20% of Attack Power ] plus [ 60% of Attack Power ] over 8 sec 4 points: [ 25% of Attack Power ] plus [ 75% of Attack Power ] over 10 sec 5 points: [ 30% of Attack Power ] plus [ 90% of Attack Power ] over 12 sec 6 points: [ 35% of Attack Power ] plus [ 105% of Attack Power ] over 14 sec Assassination Rogue - Level 100 Talent. 35 Energy. Instant. -
Quick Draw Free uses of Pistol Shot granted by Saber Slash now generate [ 25% of Spell Power ] additional combo point, and deal [ 50 + 25% of Spell Power ]%
increasedadditional damage. Outlaw Rogue - Level 15 Talent.
Outlaw
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Outlaw Rogue Increases damage/healing by 42%: Ambush, Between the Eyes, Blunderbuss, Cannonball Barrage, Crimson Tempest, Death from Above, Dispatch, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Greed, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree, Pistol Shot, Poison Bomb, Riposte, Run Through, Saber Slash, Toxic Blade Increases periodic damage/healing by 42%: Ambush, Between the Eyes, Blunderbuss, Cannonball Barrage, Crimson Tempest, Death from Above, Dispatch, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Greed, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree, Pistol Shot, Poison Bomb, Riposte, Run Through, Saber Slash, Toxic Blade
Increases damage/healing by 30%: Death from Above Rogue - Outlaw Spec.Rogue - Outlaw Spec. -
Restless Blades Finishing moves reduce the remaining cooldown of Adrenaline Rush, Between the Eyes, Sprint, Grappling Hook, Cannonball Barrage, Killing Spree, Marked for Death, and Vanish by
1.0cdr sec per combo point spent. Rogue - Outlaw Spec. -
Run Through Lunging finishing move that causes damage per combo point and has increased range: 1 point :
[ 30.2%[ 35% of Attack Power ] damage 2 points:[ 60.5%[ 70% of Attack Power ] damage 3 points:[ 90.7%[ 105% of Attack Power ] damage 4 points:[ 120.9%[ 140% of Attack Power ] damage 5 points:[ 151.2%[ 175% of Attack Power ] damage 6 points:[ 181.4%[ 210% of Attack Power ] damage Rogue - Outlaw Spec. 35 Energy. Melee range. Instant. -
Saber Slash Viciously slash an enemy, causing
0[ 45.3% of Attack Power * mult Physical damage. Saber Slash has a 35% chance to strike an additional time, making your next Pistol Shotfree. Awards 1 combo points each time it strikeshalf cost and double damage. Awards 1 combo points. Rogue - Outlaw Spec. 45 Energy. Melee range. Instant.
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Ancestral Guidance For the next 10 sec, 20% of your damage and healing is converted to healing on up to 3 nearby injured party or raid members.
ElementalEnhancement Shaman - Level 75 Talent. Instant. -
Boulderfist Rockbiter's recharge time is reduced by 15% and it deals 20% increased damage. Enhancement Shaman - Level
100 Talent.60 Talent. -
Earth Shield Protects the target with an earthen shield, healing them for [ 22% of Spell Power ] when they take damage. 9 charges. This heal can only occur once every few seconds. Earth Shield can only be placed on one target at a time.
ElementalEnhancement Shaman - Level 30 Talent. 10% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. -
Elemental Spirits Your Feral Spirits will be imbued with Fire, Frost, or Lightning, enhancing your abilities. Enhancement Shaman - Level
75 Talent. 100 yd range.100 Talent. 100 yd range. -
Feral Lunge Lunge at your enemy as a ghostly wolf, biting them to deal [ 32.76% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Enhancement Shaman - Level
3075 Talent. 8-25 yd range. Instant. -
Hailstorm Frostbrand now also enhances your weapon's damage, causing each of your weapon attacks to also deal 0 Frost damage. Enhancement Shaman - Level
60 Talent.45 Talent. -
Landslide Rockbiter enhances your weapon, increasing your
Agility by 8%Fire, Frost, and Nature damage dealt by 10% for 10 sec. Enhancement Shaman - Level 15 Talent. -
Lightning Shield Surround yourself with a shield of lighting for 60 min which has a chance to deal [ 9.83% of Attack Power ] Nature damage when you deal or take melee damage. Enhancement Shaman - Level
60 Talent. Instant.45 Talent. Instant. -
Overcharge Lightning Bolt now consumes up to 40 Maelstrom for up to 1,500% increased damage, but has a 12 sec cooldown. Enhancement Shaman - Level
75 Talent.60 Talent. -
Searing Assault Name changed from "Ancestral Swiftness" to "Searing Assault".
Increases Haste by 6%. Enhancement Shaman - Level 60 Talent.Flametongue now causes the target to burn for [ 90% of Attack Power ] Fire damage over 6 sec. Enhancement Shaman - Level 45 Talent. - Wind Rush Totem Summons a totem at the target location for 15 sec, continually granting all allies who pass within 10 yards 60% increased movement speed for 5 sec. Restoration Shaman - Level 30 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.
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Windfury Totem Drop a Windfury Totem at your side, enhancing the next 20 auto-attacks of all allies within 20 yards to deal an additional [ 52.6% of Attack Power ] Physical damage to the target. Enhancement Shaman - Level
7560 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant.
Enhancement
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Enhancement Shaman Increases damage/healing by 10%: Crash Lightning, Crashing Storm, Doom Vortex, Earthen Rage, Earthen Spike, Elemental Blast, Feral Lunge, Flametongue, Frostbrand, Fury of Air, Hailstorm, Icefury, Lava Lash, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Rockbiter
, Stormlash, Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Sundering, Unleash Doom, Windfury Increases periodic damage/healing by 10%: Crash Lightning, Crashing Storm, Doom Vortex, Earthen Rage, Earthen Spike, Elemental Blast, Feral Lunge, Flametongue, Frostbrand, Fury of Air, Hailstorm, Icefury, Lava Lash, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Shield, Rockbiter,Stormlash,Stormstrike, Stormstrike Off-Hand, Sundering, Unleash Doom, Windfury Shaman - Enhancement Spec. -
Lava Lash Charges your off-hand weapon with lava and burns your target, dealing
[ 93.01%[ 180% of Attack Power ] Fire damage. Shaman - Enhancement Spec.25 Maelstrom. Melee range. Instant.40 Maelstrom. Melee range. Instant. -
Stormbringer Your weapon attacks have a 5.1% chance to reset the remaining cooldown on Stormstrike, and cause your next Stormstrike to cost
50%100% less Maelstrom and trigger no cooldown. Shaman - Enhancement Spec. -
Stormstrike Energizes both your weapons with lightning and delivers a massive blow to your target, dealing a total of [ 179% of Attack Power + 25% of Spell Power ]
PhysicalNature damage. Shaman - Enhancement Spec. 30 Maelstrom. Melee range. Instant.15 sec cooldown.9 sec cooldown.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Bilescourge Bombers Tear open a portal to the nether above the target location, from which several Bilescourge will pour out of and crash into the ground, dealing [ 20% of
AttackSpell Power ] Shadow damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Demonology Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 2 Soul Shard. 100 yd range.1.5 sec cast.Instant. - Demonic Circle (New) Summons a Demonic Circle for 15 min. Cast Demonic Circle: Teleport to teleport to its location and remove all movement slowing effects. You also learn: Demonic Circle - Teleport Teleports you to your Demonic Circle and removes all movement slowing effects. Warlock - Level 75 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 0.5 sec cast.
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Inner Demons
Imp Swarm is now a passive ability that summons one Wild Imp every 10 sec. Every time this summons a Wild Imp, youYou passively summon a Wild Imp to fight for you every 10 sec, and have a 20% chance to also a summon an additional Demon to fight for you for 15 sec. Demonology Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 100 yd range.
Demonology
- Implosion Demonic forces suck all of your Wild Imps toward the target, and then cause them to violently explode, dealing [ 46.25% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to all enemies within 8 yards. If the explosion hits 3 or more enemies, you have a 50% chance to generate a Soul Shard. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
- Collateral Damage (New) When your abilities damage a second target due to Sweeping Strikes, they refund 30% of their Rage cost. Arms Warrior - Level 75 Talent.
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Fervor of Battle Whirlwind deals
200%145% increased damage to your primary target. Arms Warrior - Level 90 Talent. -
Warbreaker Smash the ground and shatter the armor of all enemies within 8 yds, dealing
[ 120.9%[ 101.56% of Attack Power ] Physical damage and increasing damage you deal to them by 30% for 10 sec. Arms Warrior - Level 75 Talent. Instant.
Arms
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Colossus Smash Smashes the enemy's armor, dealing
0[ 101.56% of Attack Power Physical damage, and increasing damage you deal to them by 30% for 10 sec. Warrior - Arms Spec. Melee range. Instant. -
Execute Name changed from "Executioner's Precision" to "Execute".
Execute causes the target to take 25% more damage from your next Mortal Strike, stacking up to 2 times.If your foe survives your Execute, 30% of the Rage spent is refunded. Warrior - Arms Spec. - Execute Attempts to finish off a foe, causing up to damage Physical damage based on Rage spent. Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health. If your foe survives, 30% of the Rage spent is refunded. Warrior - Arms Spec. 20 Rage. Melee range. Instant.
Raid & Dungeon Abilities
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A Knot of Snakes A Knot of Snakes envelopes the target, preventing any action and
slowingslowly suffocating the victim. The victim can be freed by killing the snakes. 10 yd range. 15 sec cast (Channeled). - A Peal of Thunder The caster winds up for a massive strike that inflicts 20,000 Nature damage to all enemies within 20 yards. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast.
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Activated The heart's defenses in this quadrant are reenabled, inflicting
11,0006,000 Nature damage to all players and creating a field that will inflict Nature damage to all players standing in it. Unlimited range. Instant. -
Activated The heart's defenses in this quadrant are reenabled, inflicting
11,0006,000 Nature damage to all players and creating a field that will inflict Nature damage to all players standing in it. Unlimited range. Instant. -
Activated The heart's defenses in this quadrant are reenabled, inflicting
11,0006,000 Nature damage to all players and creating a field that will inflict Nature damage to all players standing in it. Unlimited range. Instant. - Arc Dash The caster rapidly charges at all enemies, inflicting 3,000 Physical damage to all players in their path. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Arcing Blade Adderis strikes all targets in a cone for 10,000 Nature damage. This damage is divided evenly amongst the victims.
Melee range. 0.5 sec cast.8 yd range. 0.5 sec cast. -
Azerite Powder Shot
Inflicts 8,750Inflicts 12,300 Fire damage to all enemies in a cone 30 yds. long in front of the caster. 100 yd range. 0.5 sec cast. 2 sec cooldown. - Blast (New) Fires a cannon, inflicting 35,000 Fire damage to all enemies caught in the path and knocking them back. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast.
- Blinding Sand The caster exhales a cone of Blinding Sand, inflicting 5,500 Physical damage to all enemies in a 60 yard cone in front of them. Victims are blinded for 4 sec. Melee range. 2.5 sec cast.
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Blood Host The Spawn of G'huun burrows into it's target, inflicting
1,0004,250 Plague damage every 2 sec for 20 sec. Upon removal, 2 Spawn of G'huun erupt from the afflicted player. 100 yd range. Instant. - Broadside (New) Fires a cannon that inflicts 35,000 Fire damage to all enemies caught in the path. 100 yd range. 3 sec cast. 4 sec cooldown.
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Brutal Backhand Swings a backhand, inflicting
9,625 Physical10,000 Nature damage and knocking back all nearby enemies in a cone. 10 yd range. 2.5 sec cast. -
Burrow Merektha burrows through floor, inflicting
20,00010,000 Physical damage to any players caught in her path. Victims are knocked back. 100 yd range. Instant. - Call Lightning The caster calls down lightning, inflicting 6,000 Nature damage to all enemies within 3 yards of the impact. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Chain Lightning Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing [ 4,000 + 30% of Spell Power ] Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects up to 3 total targets. 40 yd range.
2 sec cast.3 sec cast. - Conduction The caster charges the air around the victim, causing them to release a sudden burst of 4,000 Nature damage after 6 sec. Any allies within 10 yards of the victim will take Nature damage when this effect expires. Instant.
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Consume Charge The caster consumes all of their energy, inflicting
10,0006,000 Nature damage to all players. Consuming the energy also grants the caster a stack of Capacitance. 100 Alternate. 3 sec cast. - Contagious Remnants (New) Virulent Pathogen leaves behind remnants of itself upon expiration. After 4 sec, the remnants explode, inflicting 2,500 Nature damage to all enemies with 5 yards and applying Virulent Pathogen. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Crimson Blight G'huun's presence corrupts nearby players, inflicting
1,0001,250 Shadow damage every 1.5 sec. This affect intensifies every 8 sec. Unlimited range. Instant. -
Crippling Bite
Inflicts 3,150Inflicts 6,300 physical damage and reduces enemy movement speed by 50%. Melee range.Instant.1 sec cast. - Cyclone Strike The caster swings their weapon so quickly that a series of cyclones stream forward, inflicting 3,000 Nature damage to all players caught in their path. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Decaying Eruption
Inflicts 7,500Inflicts 20,000 Plague damage to all players, consuming up to 10 energy upon a successful cast. 5 sec cast. - Discordant Cadenza (New) 100 yd range. Instant.
- Dive Bomb (New) Dives at a random enemy, inflicting 100 Nature damage and knocks back all players within 8 yards. Instant.
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Earthquake Causes the earth within 8 yards of the target location to tremble and break, inflicting
9,0005,500 Physical damage every 1 sec. to players in the area. 100 yd range. Instant. - Electric Core $@The caster hurls a core of lightning in a line, inflicting 5,500 Nature damage to all targets in its path. 300 yd range. Instant.
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Electrocution The caster electrocutes the victim for
6,0003,000 Nature damage and leaves them vulnerable to future electrocutions. If the victim is hit again before this effect fades, they will be stunned for10 sec. 100 yd range. 2 sec cast.5 sec. 100 yd range. 2.5 sec cast. -
Emerge
10 yd range. Instant.As Merektha emerges, all players within 3 yards take 5,500 Physical damage and are knocked back. 10 yd range. Instant. -
Expectorate The casting spits a glob of sand and rocks at the target, inflicting
8,0003,000 Physical damage. 30 yd range.2 sec cast.3 sec cast. -
Flame Shock Sears the target with fire, inflicting
60,00015,000 Fire damage over 15 sec. 100 yd range. Instant. 3 sec cooldown. -
Galvanize Standing in the electricity arcing from the energy core stops the flow of electricity to Galvazzt; but also damages you.
100 yd range. Instant.for 3,000 Nature damage. 100 yd range. Instant. - Ground Pound The caster smashes the ground with such force that all enemies within 100 yards are knocked up into the air and take 4,000 Physical damage. 1.3 sec cast.
- Gust Aspix blasts the target for 3,000 Nature damage. 100 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
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Hadotoxin A potent toxin courses through your veins, inflicting 15,000 Nature damage over 15 sec.
This effect stacks; but can be dispelled. Melee range. Instant.Melee range. Instant. -
Induction
InflictsInflicts 3,000 Nature damage to all enemies. 100 yd range. Instant. -
Intertwine The guardian strikes
their target for 10,000all targets in a frontal cone for 6,000 Nature damage, creating a connection between thevictim's life forcelife force of any victims and that of the Avatar of Sethraliss. Victims are affected with Intertwined Essence. Melee range. 1 sec cast. 3 sec cooldown. - Jolt Aspix jolts the target for 3,000 Nature damage. 100 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
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Lightning Bolt Shocks the target with a bolt of lightning, inflicting
16,0003,000 Nature damage. 100 yd range. 2.5 sec cast. - Lightning Bolt (New) Shocks the target with a bolt of lightning, inflicting 2,000 Nature damage. 100 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
- Loose Sparks These loose sparks inflict 12,000 Nature damage to all players caught in their path. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Mantle of Shadow The caster forms a shield of shadows around itself, absorbing the next
500,000625,000 damage taken. While the absorb shield is active the caster is immune to interrupt and silence effects. In addition, the caster's energy is refreshed to 100. Instant. -
Massive Smash Filled with unending rage the caster slams their target, inflicting
20,00085,000 Physical damage and knocking them back. 10 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. -
Pistol Shot The caster draws a concealed pistol and
firefires a quick shot at an enemy, dealing[ 2,800[ 9,230 + 214.5% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. 30 yd range. Instant. 1.5 sec cooldown. -
Pool of Corruption
Inflicts 5,000Inflicts 7,500 Plague damage every 2 sec while within the area. Instant. -
Pulse The Heart of Sethraliss unleashes a blast of energy, inflicting
1,3001,000 Nature damage to all players.100 yd range. Instant.Victims are affected with Intertwined Essence. 100 yd range. Instant. - Release Charge Releases all stored charge, inflicting 3,000 Nature damage to all enemies within 100 yards. Consumes all applications of Accumulate Charge. 3 sec cast. 3 sec cooldown.
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Reorigination Blast Unleashes a blast of titanic power, inflicting
11,00020,000 Arcane damage to all players every 5 sec for 25 sec. This blast incapacitates G'huun, and increases his damage taken by 500% for 25 sec. 5 sec cast. -
Rotten Expulsion
GluttonyRaal the Gluttonous expels a wave of rancid food, inflicting 7,200 Nature damage at each impact. Each expulsion remains at the impact point, inflicting 3,600 Nature damage every 1 sec and reducing movement speed by 60%. Instant. -
Rotten Expulsion
GluttonyRaal the Gluttonous expels a wave of rancid food, inflicting 7,200 Nature damage at each impact. Each expulsion remains at the impact point, inflicting 3,600 Nature damage every 1 sec and reducing movement speed by 60%. 100 yd range. Instant. -
Rotten Expulsion
GluttonyRaal the Gluttonous expels a wave of rancid food, inflicting 7,200 Nature damage at each impact. Each expulsion remains at the impact point, inflicting 3,600 Nature damage every 1 sec and reducing movement speed by 60%. 100 yd range. 2.4 sec cast. 4 sec cooldown. -
Short Circuit
InflictsInflicts 5,500 Nature damage to the target, slowing their attack and casting speeds by 90% for 15 sec. 10 yd range. Instant. -
Spew Corruption G'huun lobs a blast of corruption that sloshes towards a random player, inflicting
12,50025,000 Plague damage to any player within 10 yards of the impact. After bounding 3 times the glob forms a Inflicts5,0007,500 Plague damage every 2 sec while within the area.. Instant. -
Titan Spark Titan energy arcs from the damaged Titan Disc, striking several targets for
5,0055,000 Nature damage. 300 yd range. Instant. -
Toxic Pool Players standing in a Toxic Pool take
8,000 Nature damage every 35,500 Nature damage every 1 sec. 100 yd range. Instant. - Twister The Twister inflicts 5,500 Nature damage to all caught within its confines. 150 yd range. Instant.
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Undulating Mass Creates an area of mossy growth that, inflicts
250750 Plague damage every 1.5 sec and reduces movement speed by 75% while standing within the area. Instant. - Wracking Chord (New) Strikes the target with a bolt of unbearable pain, inflicting 5,000 Shadow damage. 100 yd range. Instant.
Item Effects
- Absorbing Azerite (New) Use the Heart of Azeroth to absorb azerite from defeated azerite elementals. 20 yd range (30 for friends). Instant.
- Agi Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Agi Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
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Battlehorn of the Mountain Blow the Battlehorn of the Mountain, empowering nearby Kul Tirans.
Instant.1 sec cast. - Grappling Hook (New) Use this grappling hook to pull down a flying skyterror and cause bleeding damage over time. 80 yd range. Instant.
- Int Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Int Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Crit Buff - Nazmir (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Crit Buff - Zuldazar (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Haste Buff - Nazmir (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Haste Buff - Zuldazar (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Master's Sight - Nazmir (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Mastery Buff - Zuldazar (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Verse Buff - Nazmir (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- PH Verse Buff - Zuldazar (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Sandfishing (New) May cause bone sifters to surface. Unlimited range. 3.5 sec cast (Channeled).
- Scent Vial Name changed from "Blood Vial" to "Scent Vial".
- Seabreeze Idol (New) Place a ward on the ground which increases your Haste by X and your Speed by Z while you stand within it. Instant.
- Str Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket A (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket B (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Critical Strike for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket C (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Mastery for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Str Trinket D (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Versatility for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Template Secondary Stat Proc (New) Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 0 Haste for 15 sec. Approximately 1 proc per minute.
- Throw Torch (New) Throw a torch at a pillaging canoe to burn it. 20 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
- Unlocking (New) Opens a lock. Melee range. 1.5 sec cast.
- Witness Vision of the Past (New) Rub the medallion, revealing a vision of Jamboya's past at your current location. 100 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
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X-P100D Deals fire damage to Dreadtick Latchers and nests in a cone in front of the caster every second for 3 seconds.
2 sec cast.10-25 yd range. 2 sec cast.
Azerit Powers
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Demon Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec. -
Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec. -
Resounding Protection Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 0 for
until cancelled.6 sec. -
Resounding Protection Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 0 for
until cancelled.6 sec.
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec. -
Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec. -
Resounding Protection Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 0 for
until cancelled.6 sec. -
Resounding Protection Name changed from "Portal: Dalaran - Broken Isles" to "Resounding Protection".
Creates a portal, teleporting group members that use it to Dalaran in the Broken Isles.Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 0 for 6 sec. -
Resounding Protection Every 30 sec, gain an absorb shield for 0 for
until cancelled.6 sec.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Tier 1
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Item - Proc Mastery Name changed from "The Big Wave" to "Item - Proc Mastery".
Increases mastery by 40.Your harmful spells have a chance to grant 2,178 mastery for 20 sec.
Garrison Ability Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionTrait
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Elite Mission Trait Success chance decreased by
15%..50%.. - Powerful (New) Trait Reduces success chance..
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Quick Strike Name changed from "Quick Strike Mission" to "Quick Strike". Trait Reducing mission duration also increases success chance. "A fast attack
wiill surprise the enemy and give them nowill surprise the enemy and provide zero opportunity to counter. Get in and get out.". - Recon Name changed from "Recon Mission" to "Recon".
Misc Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionFactions
Battle for Azeroth
- Champions of Azeroth - Name changed from "Voice of Azeroth (8.0)" to "Champions of Azeroth". 8.0 Faction
- Order of Embers - Name changed from "House Waycrest (8.0)" to "Order of Embers". 8.0 Faction
- Storm's Wake - Name changed from "House Stormsong (8.0)" to "Storm's Wake".
- Talanji's Expedition - Name changed from "Nazmir Expedition (8.0)" to "Talanji's Expedition". 8.0 Faction
- Voldunai - Name changed from "Vulpera (8.0)" to "Voldunai". 8.0 Faction
Flight Masters
Kul Tiras
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Deadwash, Stormsong - Name changed from "Maloy Tailwind, Stormsong" to "Deadwash, Stormsong".
Horde only.Alliance only. Mount: NPC #68771. - Marris Outpost, Tiragarde Sound - Name changed from "Azerite Mine Overlook Horde Camp, Tiragarde Sound" to "Marris Outpost, Tiragarde Sound".
Map Areas
Development Land
- Model Size Land (New)
Kul Tiras
- Drustvar > Falcon's Roost (New)
- Drustvar > Forgotten Lodge - Name changed from "Drustvar > Mountainside Cottage" to "Drustvar > Forgotten Lodge".
- Stormsong Valley > Altar of the Deep (New)
- Stormsong Valley > Dire Hills Lodge - Name changed from "Stormsong Valley > Soggy Bottom" to "Stormsong Valley > Dire Hills Lodge".
- Stormsong Valley > Fishing Village (New)
- Stormsong Valley > Fort Daelin - Name changed from "Stormsong Valley > Eventide Bastion" to "Stormsong Valley > Fort Daelin".
- Stormsong Valley > Seabreeze Shallows (New)
- Tiragarde Sound > Hook Point - Name changed from "Tiragarde Sound > Hook Point Alley" to "Tiragarde Sound > Hook Point".
Zandalar
- Vol'dun > Eastern Dunes (New)
- Vol'dun > Shatterstone Harbor - Name changed from "Vol'dun > Alliance Docks" to "Vol'dun > Shatterstone Harbor".
- Vol'dun > Southern Drift (New)
Map Difficulties
- Hall of Communion (Destroyed) (New)
Maps
Battle for Azeroth
- Hall of Communion (Destroyed) (New) - Directory: HallOfCommunion(Destroyed). Type: Normal.
Scenarios
For Zandalar!
- 01: Liberate the Zocalo - Rescue the civilians of the Zocalo and slay the sethrak army there.
Skills
Professions
- Alchemy - Kul Tiran Alchemy - Name changed from "Alchemy - 8.0 Alchemy" to "Alchemy - Kul Tiran Alchemy".
- Blacksmithing - Kul Tiran Blacksmithing - Name changed from "Blacksmithing - 8.0 Blacksmithing" to "Blacksmithing - Kul Tiran Blacksmithing".
- Enchanting - Kul Tiran Enchanting - Name changed from "Enchanting - 8.0 Enchanting" to "Enchanting - Kul Tiran Enchanting".
- Engineering - Kul Tiran Engineering - Name changed from "Engineering - 8.0 Engineering" to "Engineering - Kul Tiran Engineering".
- Herbalism - Kul Tiran Herbalism - Name changed from "Herbalism - 8.0 Herbalism" to "Herbalism - Kul Tiran Herbalism".
- Inscription - Kul Tiran Inscription - Name changed from "Inscription - 8.0 Inscription" to "Inscription - Kul Tiran Inscription".
- Jewelcrafting - Kul Tiran Jewelcrafting - Name changed from "Jewelcrafting - 8.0 Jewelcrafting" to "Jewelcrafting - Kul Tiran Jewelcrafting".
- Leatherworking - Kul Tiran Leatherworking - Name changed from "Leatherworking - 8.0 Leatherworking" to "Leatherworking - Kul Tiran Leatherworking".
- Mining - Kul Tiran Mining - Name changed from "Mining - 8.0 Mining" to "Mining - Kul Tiran Mining".
- Skinning - Kul Tiran Skinning - Name changed from "Skinning - 8.0 Skinning" to "Skinning - Kul Tiran Skinning".
- Tailoring - Kul Tiran Tailoring - Name changed from "Tailoring - 8.0 Tailoring" to "Tailoring - Kul Tiran Tailoring".
Secondary Skills
- Cooking - Kul Tiran Cooking - Name changed from "Cooking - 8.0 Cooking" to "Cooking - Kul Tiran Cooking".
World Safe Locations
Kul Tiras
- 8.0 Stormsong - Windwhisper Summit - SBV (New)
Zandalar
- Vol'dun, 7th Fleet Landing - GY (New)
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Seething Shore Battleground Now Live
The Seething Shore battleground is now live for the next week!
- Dynamic control point game play- Both factions will fight to control points on the map that are not always in the same spot. Control points are random and have many different spawn locations.
Name Points Category 
A Good Start Collect 100,000 Azerite in Seething Shore. 20 Seething Shore 
Blood and Sand Slay 50 enemies near an Azerite deposit. 10 Seething Shore 
Claim Jumper Within 30 seconds of landing on Seething Shore, collect an Azerite deposit. 10 Seething Shore 
Death from Above Slay an enemy within 30 seconds of landing on Seething Shore. 10 Seething Shore 
Master of Seething Shore Complete the Seething Shore achievements listed below. 25 Seething Shore 
Seething Shore Domination Capture Azerite each of the following locations in Seething Shore. 20 Seething Shore 
Seething Shore Perfection Win Seething Shore with a score of 1500 to 0. 20 Seething Shore 
Seething Shore Veteran Complete 100 victories in Seething Shore. 15 Seething Shore 
Seething Shore Victory Win Seething Shore. 10 Seething Shore -
Challenge Rift 36 & Public Game Bug
Hearthstone Ranked is Changing Forever! Play These Decks for End of Season Laddering
Greater Invasion - Matron Folnuna
Matron Folnuna is up this week!
World Boss - Flotsam
Flotsam is up this week, giving shamans a chance to obtain The Warmace of Shirvallah.
Weekly Bonus Event - Legion Dungeons
The Legion Dungeon Event is live this week!
- You will get one extra piece of loot from the final dungeon boss on difficulties below Mythic+.
- Pick up Emissary of War from Archmage Timear in Dalaran to earn Cache of Antoran Treasures
- This quest requires you to clear 4 Mythic(+) dungeons and rewards Heroic Antorus loot.
All week, open Group Finder (default hotkey: i) and then select Dungeon Finder to queue for any Legion dungeon on Normal or Heroic difficulty. Alternately, get a group of veteran dungeoneers together and travel to one of the Legion dungeons on Mythic difficulty.
Look for the following all week long:
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Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you. Or, if you forget to pick it up there, you can start it from within the Adventure Journal.
- Quest requirement: Complete 4 Legion dungeons on Mythic difficulty.
- Rewards: One loot box containing a piece of gear from Heroic difficulty Antorus.
- Passive bonus: The final boss in each dungeon drop additional loot on all difficulties (except Mythic Keystone difficulties).
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Confirmed: Quest for Packs Winners Were Notified Last Week
Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - February 26
Companion App
- The Legion Companion App has been updated to correctly display the costs of missions that were recently changed.
Dungeons and Raids
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Scarlet Halls
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Houndmaster Braun
- Obedient Hounds should always defeat all nearby Scarlet Guardians before continuing down the stairs. 12/10 such good dogs.
- Obedient Hounds should always defeat all nearby Scarlet Guardians before continuing down the stairs. 12/10 such good dogs.
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Houndmaster Braun
NPCs
- Celestine of the Harvest again stands where intended at Olivia's Pond in Stormwind.
Player versus Player
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Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Brewmaster
- Guard can no longer be applied to non-player targets such as pets and guardians.
- Guard can no longer be applied to non-player targets such as pets and guardians.
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Brewmaster
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Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Protection
- Fist of Justice now reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Justice by 5 seconds in PvP (was 10 seconds).
- Fist of Justice now reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Justice by 5 seconds in PvP (was 10 seconds).
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Protection
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Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Discipline
- Fixed a bug where Trinity's bonus 20% healing transfer was increasing Atonement heals by more than intended.
- Fixed a bug where Atonement's bonus 15% healing transfer in PvP was increasing Atonement heals by more than intended.
- Fixed a bug where Trinity's bonus 20% healing transfer was increasing Atonement heals by more than intended.
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Discipline
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Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Assassination
- Fixed a bug that caused Kingsbane's damage to be higher than intended in PvP situations.
- Fixed a bug that caused Kingsbane's damage to be higher than intended in PvP situations.
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Assassination
Quests
- Accepting the Stonetalon quest "Is this Justice?" should no longer disable the quest-giver for all other players.
Battle for Azeroth Physical Copy Pre-Purchase
Nightswifty recently shared a picture of a physical pre-purchase for BfA!
Heroes of the Storm - February 26 PTR Build
A new build went on the PTR this week!
Venturebeat Esports Interview with Mike Morhaime and Kim Phan Recap
Venturebeat sat down for an interview with Mike Morhaime and Kim Phan to discuss the Overwatch League and esports!
- Engagement levels between esports and traditional sports is not that different. In some cases esports is higher.
- This is just the beginning. More interest is coming now from traditional players, sponsors and broadcast companies.
- Sponsors from traditional sports are starting to look into esports now.
- There is a lot of room for growth. Media companies are trying to devote a part of their business to this segment.
- Each game title will have its own trends just like different sports do.
- The dynamics are changing. Cable subscription dollars have no benefit to esports.
- Unlike sports, where you watch esports is the same place where you play the game and will likely help its engagement grow faster.
- Blizzard is listening to feedback and trying to come up with ways to make Overwatch easier to understand to viewers.
- Blizzard tries to implement things in spectating that adhere to both a non-player and a fan.
- It is up to each individual fan whether the game or the players in the league are the most interesting part of watching.
- Getting a strong stable of team owners who were invested in the league was important to initial success.
- The development team is also very important and making sure the same strategy isn't used over and over.
- The idea of City-based teams was taken from traditional sports and helps with sponsorship.
Overwatch League Weekly Recap and News
Curse discusses last weeks news and events from the Overwatch League.
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PvP Hotfixes - February 26
We've identified the following fixes that we're working to make live later today:
Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
- Brewmaster
- Guard can no longer be applied to non-player targets such as pets and guardians.
Paladin (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
- Protection
- Fist of Justice now reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Justice by 5 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Priest (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
- Discipline
- Fixed a bug that caused Atonement's heal to be higher than intended when using the honor talent Trinty.
Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
- Assassination
- Fixed a bug that caused Kingsbane's damage to be higher than intended in PvP situations.
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Hatching of the Hippogryphs Live
Hatching of the Hippogryphs is a micro-holiday that allows players to witness the hatching of hippogryphs in Feralas. This event runs through February 23rd.
- This event takes place in the Frayfeather Highlands in Feralas.
- You can stand near an egg for a short while to keep it warm so that it hatches.
- Once an egg hatches, you have a baby hippogryph on your shoulder for one day.
- You can kill Lorthalium to obtain a Spectral Feather, which will keep your hippogryph around for five days.
Duncan Jones Syfy Interview
Duncan Jones recently had an interview on syfy to discuss many things including the Warcraft film.
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionWhat was the hardest scene you ever had to shoot (or write)?
Warcraft was a political minefield as far as filmmaking goes. And I think a lot of the rewriting in that, over the course of making the movie was really, really difficult and at times disheartening. Just being forced to make changes and compromises just due to the politics and the nature of that film. So, that was a real heart-wrencher. But I've learned a lot and I've become more mature and able to deal with those kinds of situations because I've been through it now. But at the time, that felt pretty traumatic.
It was mainly studio politics. You know, Legendary had an incredibly turbulent period while we were making Warcraft. They were associated with Warner Bros. They left Warner Bros. and joined Universal. They were sold to Wanda, this Chinese conglomerate. They lost or replaced a number of their producing staff halfway through our movie.
And at the same time as all of that, we were also working with Blizzard, who understandably were very careful about what happened with the movie because their bread and butter was the game Warcraft, which was bringing in a billion dollars a year for them. So, whatever we did with the movie was likely to be small potatoes compared to how important the game was for them. So it was really a very active political landscape.
I think I learned a lot from that experience and if I ever put myself in that situation again, even though I went into it eyes open, I'm a lot wiser now.
What was your best day on set, and what happened?
I would say one of the things about Warcraft is that we got to build some phenomenal, huge film sets and one of them was the exterior of the city of Stormwind. We built this huge chunk of the town.
This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
PTR Patch 4.1
The first content patch of the Cataclysm was set to bring back two iconic raids in the form of 5-man dungeons. After the zones were reworked, the mounts which previously dropped also became unobtainable and replaced with new ones. The two dungeons, Zul’aman and Zul’gurub were both accessible through the dungeon finder, with Zul’aman having a special timer which guaranteed the drop of a mount if completed in time.
Method vs. Dragon Soul
Method made a cinematic style video that showed off the Dragon Soul raid. The movie included all of the cinematics and boss fights.
Nightsong
The Video Game Music Choir (VGMC) performed the song “Nightsong” from the Cataclysm soundtrack and uploaded their interpretation to their YouTube channel. The VGMC has created multiple interpretations of game music, however their Warcraft song remains one of the most popular.
Warlords of Draenor Press Event
Blizzard held a few press events throughout Europe and Korea, revealing some new information about the new expansion. After the press events new in-game footage and screenshots were revealed and shared across media-sites. The events mostly showed off the starting zones of the expansions and Garrison construction.
PvP Brawls
2017 introduced a new feature for everyone who enjoys casual Battlegrounds. The new PvP Brawls were set to rotate on a timer and rewarded participants with extra rewards. The initial set of Brawls included the Gravity Lapse, Tarren Mill vs. Southshore and the Warsong Scramble. More modes were added after the success of this new battleground type.
Sean Copeland Back on Twitter
Sean Copeland, better known as Loreology, is active again on Twitter.
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentI'm back, lore friends! You amazing folks still doing OK? (llorewalker)
Potential New Overwatch Hero Explained: Emre Sarioglu
The Overwatch community has come up with some theories on who the next hero could be.
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Mag'har Orc Flirts and Jokes, Broadcast Text
Zuldazar Screenshots
Zuldazar opened in today's Battle for Azeroth Alpha build, and it appears that most of the buildings are complete. Props and NPCs aren't as complete yet.
Boralus Screenshots
Boralus is the capital city of Kul Tiras, located in Tiragarde Sound. It is currently in an unfinished state, with a sparse NPC population and many terrain issues.
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Mag'har Orc Flirts and Jokes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionFemale
You don't need a Dark Portal... you've already invaded my heart.
Any idea if Saurfang is single? He's got that silver fox thing going on...
A green orc gave me a candy heart that said ""I fel for you."" I told him he could keep his demon's blood and clobbered him with my mace.
Last person to hit on me learned what ""hitting on"" really means.
A Bleeding Hollow shaman just flirted with me. At least, I think he did. Either he was winking suggestively or he had just sacrificed an eye.
Just because I'm enjoying your company doesn't mean I don't also want to punch you.
Before we go any further, I need to know... How high is your pain threshold?
Hey... aren't you the one who left that abandoned garrison littering up Frostfire?
Azeroth has so many rules about who you can stab, who you can't stab... who you can punch, who you can't punch... You guys need to loosen up!
The Shattered Hand are legendary warriors, but don't ever ask one of them for a back rub. Trust me on this one... < pained sounds >
Enough of this wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... BLAH! Just let me smash stuff!
I dyed my hair green once. Warchief Hellscream was NOT amused.
You can call me uncorrupted, but I prefer to think of myself as an organic orc.
Drahnor. Draynor? Draanur. Draenor. < Sigh >. I'm just gonna say I'm from Outland.
Male
Is your mother a fire elemental? Because you are smokin' hot!
Care to take a walk with me in the Shadowmoonlight?
Baby, I'm gonna Blackrock your world.
You're not just good looking... you're mok'gora-gous!
My safe word is "zug-zug".
I'm a sensitive guy. Please don't break my mag'heart.
Come on a date with me, and I guarantee you'll be wearing a Black Tooth Grin.
I never met Gul'dan, but I hear he was a nightmare at parties. Always trying to spike the punch bowl...
Azeroth goes through warchiefs like Draenor goes through alternate timelines.
The Laughing Skull clan booed me off the stage at the comedy club. With a name like that, you'd think they'd have a sense of humor!
Try spending a few decades trapped on a planet with fanatical draenei and see how YOU like it!
Ahhhhhh! The chiropractor in Orgrimmar has done wonders for my back.
Stay frosty, my wolves.
My favorite kind of music? Blackrock n' Roll, of course! < guitar sounds >
Misc Broadcast Text
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionMag'har
By the moons of Draenor!
Let an orc lead.
Pity this poor orc!
Show a peon some love!
Job well done.
I have brought shame upon my clan!
Pathetic! You will fall before the Mag'har!
ORC...SMASH!!!!!
Look pal, you're making me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
My hobby is killing things that bother me. Are you SURE you want to keep poking me?
Is everyone from Azeroth this annoying?
Strength and honor.
My battle... ends...
My spirit returns... to Draenor...
I die... a warrior...
Your end... will come...
You will lose... this war...
Ancestors... I come...
An... honorable... death...
Misc
Once our ritual completes, the Kul Tiran fleet will belong to Queen Azshara!
None shall oppose Queen Azshara!
Glory to Azshara!
Quickly, heroes, stop them before the fleet is lost!
The Kul Tiran fleet is nearly yours, my queen.
Master! Stop this madness at once! The Kul Tiran fleet must not fall to darkness!
Fool! We must return to the sea, and Queen Azshara will grant us the power to do so!
Thank you, heroes. You've returned hope to the Kul Tiran people.
Wendigo numbers have been increasing on the glacier. Go up there and change that!
There will be less of 'em coming down the mountain now. Good on yeh.
We got a big order for gryphon saddles, but we need more fur. Get to work!
Roughneck work ain't always glamorous, but it pays.
Time to nab another gryphon. Mount up!
Good thing trolls don't know a hammer from an anvil, or this construct wouldn't of broken so easily.
Now that it ain't tryin' ta kill us, I can get a closer look at it's build.
Fascinatin'! The internal workings O' this thing must a been influenced by titan construction.
Ha! If that was the quality O' their rulers, no wonder the troll empire fell.
Ya heard em! We best figure out the source O' this Old God corruption so we can drop the hammer on it!
I'll do a lil diggin' on me own. When I discover more, you'll be the first to know.
No Take Candle
There's treasure galore, but perils in store, and construction that isn't up to code.
Trespass with care, there's sure to be something rare, you can grab all the loot that you can handle!
Such riches you'll own, but leave one thing alooooooone...
YOU NO TAKE CANDLE!
YOU NO TAKE CANDLE!
And if you steal their light, you then must take flight, eluding each hazard and each trap!
They're gaining on you, your options are few,
and you fear that you're never gonna get hoooooome!
You've sought after wealth, will you lose all your heeeeealth...
to Kobolds and Catacombs?
To Kobolds and Catacombs!
Goblins
Look, we can still turn a profit out of here!
The Irontide are squeezing me for gold, Cesi. I'm hardly making ends meet.
Well maybe the Irontide need to go, then!
Good luck getting rid of 'em! I smuggle goods. I'm no mercenary.
Alliance
Mekkatorque has improved upon his D.R.O.N.E. technology and needs a field evaluation of it's capabilities. We've heard there are a great number of blood trolls hiding nearby. Use it to seek and destroy!
It seems this technology will be incredibly useful for our forces. Well done!
Oh my, is that how you Alliance normally dress? You should just leave before you die from embarrassment.
Hello Alliance, is that your ship? Did a sea giant attack it, or is that how it usually looks? *laugh*
Ugh, what is that? oh, the Alliance are here. Do you know why they smell like that? It's because they eat so much cheese.
Swim into the ocean or bathe in my flames, your choice Alliance.
Business opportunities, that's what I see. Might even be able to sell the Alliance off as scrap.
Looks like this place has a lot to offer, shade, loot... Alliance? Well now it's ruined.
Channel your energies, Alliance are here. We will make no mistakes.
Focus now, worthy enemies are near. Also some Alliance as well it seems.
Oh how unfortunate. For you, Alliance. We will put you in your place soon enough.
The Elements are out of balance here, let us see if we can help. Don't get in our way Alliance.
The winds have guided us here along with the Alliance. Sometimes the elements still surprise me.
Steer clear of us Alliance, or I will be forced to crush you.
Let's keep away from them, I've heard bad things about the Alliance.
I see Alliance are here as well, and they are still alive. Let's fix that.
Looks like there are Alliance here, don't bother us and we won't bother you.
There's treasure on that island that isn't on board my ship yet. Move it you lay-abouts! Take what the Alliance have as well.
Allowing the Alliance a foothold in Zandalar would be disastrous. Salvage what you can, but give the Alliance no mercy.
Preventing them from gaining a foothold keeps our home safe. May Gonk give you swift reward for fulfilling his vengeance.
Horde
Horde savages! We will allow you to leave, if you place all of your Azerite into a nice pile for us. Do you know what a pile is?
Ahh, Horde, I'll speak slow. Island... ours... you... leave...
Horde, Unwashed, Unimaginitive, Un-encumbered of Intellect. How did you get here? Are you lost?
Shoo, bad Horde mongrels!
Know. Your. Place.
*Sniff* *Sniff* Horde! I wish I was upwind right now...
Horde! The hunt begins, let's run them down. *howls*
Oooh the Horde are here, it's about to go down.
Haha, the Horde! Yes, at last, some real action. I'm going to have to take my shirt off for this one!
Horde's here, so listen up: Do your jobs out there, or I'll shoot you myself. Form up.
Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else in history, let's make it one more.
The only good bug is a dead bug. You Horde look a lot like bugs.
Squashed.
We got Horde here, lock and load boys. Shoot first and loot later.
Oh boy, Horde are here, are you guys sure about this? I have delicate instruments. And they're EXPENSIVE.
Can I just do my victory pose now? You think I should kill some Horde first? Oh very well.
Classic adventure! An uncharted island, unknown dangers and treasures await! Wait, where did the Horde come from?
Battles
Your eyes seem uncertain about something, $n. You may ask me freely about my plans, if you wish.
Warchief, may I ask why we want to capture Teldrassil?
Time is sensitive here, but I respect that you seek to know more.
< Sylvanas points to Silithus on the map >.
No matter what I do, THIS will change the balance of power.
And azerite sightings are coming in from across the world, $n. We still do not know its full potential, we only know that it will create a new generation of warfare.
What will war look like in twenty years? In a hundred?
What is certain is that Teldrassil and its Night Elves pose a clear threat to the peace and safety of the Horde on Kalimdor.
Darnassus will serve as a safe harbor for smuggling azerite to the Eastern Kingdoms. We simply cannot allow this to occur.
To win this war, we must control the azerite. To control the azerite, we must eliminate the Kal'dorei threat.
We do not have time to waste.
A wall of wisps? Hah! That is nothing that our Dark Rangers and demolishers cannot overcome, my lady.
The scouting party I led to Malfurion underestimated the wisps as you do now, Nathanos. You may want to note that they did not return.
We cannot kill them -- well -- not enough of them to matter. But we may be able to disperse them.
$n, make yourself useful around camp. We need to keep the Kal'dorei's attention while I come up with a solution to our wisp problem.
Interesting. The wisps are just responding to Malfurion's call. But what if more of the forest were to cry out for help?
That is precisely what I was thinking. $n, would you be so kind as to test our theory?
The Warchief wants to scare off the wisps, eh? I have just the thing.
You wanna fly this thing? Or do you wanna drop the bombs?
I can fly. Lighting the forest on fire isn't my style.
I'm still trying to figure out the space for this. We may need to clear some trees out or get a tree asset that I can make glow.
Pretend it was awesome and that wisps broke out from the wall, creating visible cracks where you bombed.
Hmmm, this wisps were dispersing? Excellent. Our plan may just work.
Are you sure you want to do this? It has zero impact on the storyline, apart from bragging rights.
Make haste! The Warchief awaits!
Yes, Warchief.
Then it's time to finish this once and for all. Saurfang, rally your troops. I will prepare the Azerite Machine.
Champions! Your Warchief commands you! It is time to take arms against the Alliance!
Their numbers are strong, but we are stronger. We are the Horde! We conquer those who would bring us harm!
Lok'tar ogar!
Slay them all, champions! Mark my words, King Anduin and his army did not come here for our amusement - they mean to destroy us! Show them no mercy, for they would show you none in return!
Maintain your honor, heroes. Lok-narash
Meet with Lor'themar. QUICKLY! Do not fail me, Nathanos!
I obey, my queen.
Blight throwers, you're our front line! You will create a line of blight between us and the army!
Lor'themar, I want you to command our rangers from the flank! Position them on the rooftops!
The pleasure is mine, Dark Lord.
Baine! Gather the catapults and every apothecary you can find. Send them to the keep at once!
Yes, commander. Where is Saurfang?
There is no time! We have but precious moments before we lose our terrain advantage!
The chokepoint we create will funnel them through the side of the keep and thin their ranks. We will outnumber them 10 to 1 if we are out in the open!
Understood. I will meet you as soon as I can.
No. Lor'themar and I will handle the interlopers. I can't risk leaving the Warchief unguarded. You are not to leave her side.
How long are you expecting to hold them off? What is the Warchief's strategy?
It is better if she tells you herself, now go!
Hahaha! Look who joins the fray. Good, I was hoping you'd keep this interesting!
The Alliance is on its last legs, champions! More than half of their soldiers are down.
Their assault will soon falter. Stay strong!
Lordaeron belongs to the Forsaken! Do not back down, heroes!
The void elves... those traitors keep coming.
Have faith in the warchief, Theron!
Honor means nothing to a corpse, Saurfang. You have the luxury of underestimating death, but it is something with which I am intimately familiar.
Maybe you don't care if your people die so long as it is honorable, but to me, this Horde is worth saving. Anyone who disagrees does not deserve to stand among us.
So die your warrior's death, High Overlord Saurfang. It means little to me. Perhaps I will raise your broken body to serve me once more.
Or perhaps you will have a chance to say hello to your son.
Champions, with me. You are invited to bear witness to the grand finale.
Go my pets! Rip them apart!
Acolyte, tear that barricade down!
My demolisher will rip you to shreds! You only forestall the inevitable!
Hozen
Flying hozen? How?
Slickies of Zandalar are wierd. Too ookin' salty, and they sometimes talk back.
Like me new wings? Fast they may be, no slicky can hide from me!
Wikkets either.
Filthy wikkets.
Juvenile Pterrordax Training
Your little one has no faith in its wings. You must continue to show it the joy of the skies.
For now we are going to teach it an object lesson.
Small thing! If you want to return to the nest, you better start running.
Juvenile Pterrordax screeches in indignation and runs off.
What's with the kite?
Well, I fixed it. You're welcome, by the way.
I noticed it was looking a little forlorn. Perhaps you could take it for another flight! It could sure use the exercise.
It takes time for it to get back up to the roost, being unable to fly and all. I'm sure it's fine.
Check back later and it should return.
< Offer the Medium Dino Food. >
< The pterrordax inspects your hands for food. >
Skree? SKREE.
Juvenile Pterrordax launches itself at the offered foot and swallows it whole.
Juvenile Pterrordax snatches the food out of the air.
Juvenile Pterrordax sniffs at the food before enthusiastically devouring it.
Juvenile Pterrordax screeches in glee and gobbles up the offered chow.
< The pterrordax tilts its head to the side as you approach. >
Skree?
< The pterrordax crows in greeting. >
< The pterrordax bobs its head vigorously in your direction. >
< The pterrordax gurgles playfully at you. >
< The pterrordax sniffs at you. >
< The pterrordax snaps its jaws impatiently. >
< The pterrordax turns its head to examine you. It gives a sharp cry in greeting. >
Heart of Azeroth
Champion, come back te Silithus. I've discovered how we can be healin' Azeroth!
Magni, tell me what we can do to heal Azeroth.
Champion, I need ye at Silithus, Azeroth has been whisperin' something... your name!
The amulet can absorb azerite and grow stronger! Find more azerite, champion, and use it to empower the Heart of Azeroth.
The Heart of Azeroth can heal the planet's wounds... but ye need to get it more power if we're gonna stop it permanently.
More wounds be appearin' throughout the planet, and more forces be seekin' te use it for their own ends.
Ye need te stop these forces and absorb any azerite they be usin' te empower the heart!
Magni, I'm ready to receive Azeroth's gift.
I can be sensin' azerite nearby... and those who wouild seek to abuse it for their own ends. Ye got te stop them!
Several azerite wounds be exposed nearby, use yer Heart of Azeroth te heal them!
Ye did good, champion. I can be hearin' Azeroth recoverin' her strength, thanks te ye.
The Heart of Azeroth be gettin' stronger, thanks te ye. We be one step closer te curing Azeroth of her wounds.
Transmog
Oi! $n! You think that helm goes with those boots?
I've seen horses with better transmog!
Hey, Statler, check out the gear on $n!
Yeah where'd that set drop? Off a trogg?!
You see the outfit on $n? It doesn't look half bad!
You're right! It looks all bad!
Oi, Statler, hand me my sword! There's a quilboar comin' down the road!
Waldorf that ain't no quilboar, it's just another one of them "heroes"!
What in the world is that smell?!
I think it's another one of them "heroes". Smells like somebody was standing in fire!
Well, that adventurer sure looks different.
Yeah! I mean, they look terrible, but definitely different!
$n! Oi, $n! We've got a quest for ya!
Yeah! Go find yourself a stylist!
Oi, Waldorf! Is that the "famous" $r that showed up with Jaina?
I think it is! Boy, they smell worse than I imagined! Ha!
Well well well, look what the saurolisk dragged in! It's $n!
I'd say they're looking worse for wear... but I think they always look that bad!
Tortollans
A new face! And a friendly one I think. Care to try something special? Or perhaps you are looking for rare spices or recipes?
You have an extensive pantry. Is there anything missing from your spice rack?
Oh! I've wanted to use Century Sauce for ages! It's a cooking paste made of several ingredients all blended together and then allowed to ferment for centuries. The longer it ferments the more complex the flavor profile. It is said to add a distinctive spice and tang to any dish.
There are rumors some of the Tortollan traders carry it, but it is rare and wildly expensive.
< Xun Xun sighs wistfully >
We tortollans have traded on this spot for a very long time. Eventually the Zandalari built up around us, but hard times have come upon them. We, of course, will endure.
Have you ever heard of something called 'Centry Sauce' ? Do you have any?
Hmmmmm. Yes. Let me look.
< Kooda rummages around for a long while before pulling out a jar from the depths of the pack. >
Bought this a couple hundred years ago. I'd forgotten about it. I suppose I could sell it.
Warfronts
High Perch is ours. Where's that retribution, Turalyon? I'm waiting...
Keep waiting, orc. It shall come soon enough.
We've captured High Perch. Muradin! I can see your big nose from up here!
And I can smell yer arse from down here! Bring it on, orc!
High Perch belongs to the Horde. Or should I say... the "green-skins".
Pshh. You and your kind are all the same. You'll die on your knees, like the rest did.
We've taken High Perch, and with it, the high ground. The tide is turning in our favor.
Pfah! High ground is overrated!
Muradin... we've taken High Perch. You ready to come out an' fight yet?
Soon enough, laddie. I figure I'll let me riflemen soften ye up a bit first.
High Perch is ours, Turalyon. De shadows draw closer...
Yet the Light still shines over Stromgarde.
High Perch has fallen to da Horde, Trollbane.
Shut your mouth, troll. The Alliance will prevail over your filthy army of monsters.
High Perch is ours! The Horde army is coming for you, Turalyon.
Yes... I'm counting on it.
High Perch is ours! One step closer to claiming Arathi for the Horde!
Save your celebrations, blood elf. You still have to deal with me.
Now, bring in the demolishers! Take down that gate! We'll hang that dwarf's rotten head on a pike!
Ye'll have to get to it first, laddie. Dark Irons, now!
Now, bring in the demolishers! Take down that gate! Let's show that Trollbane idiot what a few green-skins can do!
Stromgarde still stands, orc. I'll enjoy watching your corpse float in my moat. Gryphons, attack!
Now, bring in the demolishers! Take down that gate! This battle is as good as over!
I've won and lost thousands more battles than you've ever seen, Eitrigg. And this battle is far from lost. Lightforged, attack!
Bring in the demolishers! Destroy their gate! Force that dwarf to show his face!
I'll defend Stromgarde to my last, lassie. Dark Irons, your time has come!
Bring in the demolishers! Destroy their gate! Reduce Stromgarde to rubble!
I lost this city once - I won't lose it again. Especially to the likes of you. Gryphons, attack!
Bring in the demolishers! Destroy their gate! Your time has come, Turalyon!
The Light is behind me. Lightforged, bring those demolishers down!
Send in de demolishers! Dat dwarf can't hide behind his gate forever!
Bring it on, Rokhan! I've been waiting for you. Dark Irons, now!
Send in de demolishers! Destroy de gate! An' bring me de head of dat old fool Trollbane!
This old fool's still got a few tricks, troll. Gryphon riders, attack!
Send in de demolishers! No Light gonna protect dat paladin from de might of da Horde!
Now, Lightforged! Overwhelm the Horde. Bring down those tanks!
You dare invade Stromgarde, rightful home of the Trollbanes? Get out of my sight, green-skin.
"Green-skin"? Ohoho... now you've made me mad.
You dare invade Arathi? With a TROLL as your commander? You've made a terrible mistake.
Danath Trollbane... you an' I got a bone to pick! I'll be seein' ya out on the battlefield...
Ah ah ah. Ye best stop right there, lass, 'less ye want a face full o' Alliance mortar shells.
I'd like to see you try, Muradin. This is Horde territory now.
The Alliance will be at our door soon. We need to move fast. Secure wood and iron, so we can establish a position.
What's this... Horde invaders, with a paladin in command? What has this world come to?
You've been away for too long, Turalyon. The world's moved on without you.
The Alliance will be at our door soon. We need to move fast. Secure wood and iron, so we can establish a position.
Lady Liadrin! Welcome to Arathi. I trust you're here to surrender?
Hah! Think again, old man. We're here to take Stromgarde back.
The Alliance will be at our door soon. We need to move fast. Secure wood and iron, so we can establish a position.
You impudent worms have no right to be here.
Siege engines! Blast them off the map!
You were warned, Horde scum. Now prepare to be annihilated.
Siege engines, destroy them!
Focus on the task at hand. First we capture Northfold, then onward to Stromgarde!
Arathi will be ours! For the Horde!
I've won and lost thousands more battles than you've ever seen, Eitrigg. And this battle is far from lost. Lightforged, attack!
Stromgarde still stands, orc. I'll enjoy watching your corpse float in my moat. Gryphons, attack!
It's over. There's nowhere left to run.
Insolent BRAT. This is far from over!
Wait, no!
You three, get a search party down there and find her!
Hero, let's return to Katherine.
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Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 26095
Keep checking back as we update our notes!
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Season 13 Launch & Charity Event
Best Legendaries to Craft for Fun or Profit: Kobolds & Catacombs
Warcraft III Invitational - February 27 and 28
Over 15 years since the release of Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III has a new major patch coming and your favorite players are throwing the first Warcraft III Invitational to celebrate it!
Hosted by casters Neo and Remo of Back2Warcraft, join us on February 27 and February 28 on Twitch for a slew of special events, including Free-for-All, 4v4’s, and other friendly competitions. Well-known Warcraft III competitors from around the world will be getting together live at Blizzard HQ to showcase their talents in friendly competition!
We love and continue to support our Warcraft III community, and we’re excited to see classic competitors like Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen, Park “Lyn” Joon, and Kim “ReMinD” Sung Sik try out all the new PTR changes for themselves—including balance adjustments to many heroes, widescreen support, and more – all playable now on the PTR!
Be sure to tune in for your own sneak peek and check out our PTR patch notes for more information.
Attendees
- Neo [Observer] Germany
- Remo [Observer] Germany
- Happy [Undead] Russia
- Foggy [Night Elf] Ukraine
- HawK [Human] Russia
- Effect [Human] Sweden
- ReMinD [Night Elf] South Korea
- Lyn [Orc] South Korea
- FoCuS [Orc] South Korea
- LawLiet [Night Elf] South Korea
- Grubby [Orc] Netherlands
- MaDFroG [Undead] Sweden
- Insomnia [Human] Bulgaria
- Tak3r [Orc] Germany
Warcraft III - Patch 1.29 PTR
Hail Warchiefs, Lichs, Commanders, and Keepers,
Warcraft III's PTR is back and ready for your scrutiny. Join us in testing widescreen support, hero balance changes, and updates to Map Pools for 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's and Free-for-All. We've also added some experimental modes like 24 player support for custom games.
We hope you enjoy. We will be watching here for general feedback, the Editor thread for mapmaker feedback, and the Balance & Map Pool thread for that topic (details below).
Windows
https://battle.net/download/getInsta...ram=WARCRAFT_3
Mac
https://battle.net/download/getInsta...ram=WARCRAFT_3
Specific Changes & Improvements
Widescreen Support
- Added bookends to the in-game interface
- Added black pillars in menus to prevent stretching
24 Player Support
- Game lobbies revised to support 24 players
- Team colors revised and expanded
- Color selection is an ongoing effort, feel free to leave specific suggestions with color codes
Balance & Map Pools
- Head here for details and focused discussion: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet.../20762006793#1
World Editor Upgrades
- Head here for details and focused discussion: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet.../20761976724#1
Bug Fixes
- Clans may now be created
- Mac clients launch on 10.11 and beyond
Known Issues
- Unable to change resolutions in native fullscreen
- PTR only supports English version of the client
- This will be the last version to support Windows XP
- The Mac PTR client requires manually running the launcher to patch
Earn Rewards with the Overwatch League on Twitch
Twitch and Blizzard are providing rewards to players that watch Overwatch League matches.
- Collect League Tokens by connecting your Battle.net and Twitch accounts
- You’ll get one League Token at the end of every live map finish. Some lucky viewers will get 100 tokens for every final map they watch per match .
- Everyone watching can work together by Cheering with Bits to unlock Overwatch League skins not yet available in game
- Your own Cheering progress unlocks Overwatch exclusive hero emotes and team-branded loot as well
- League Tokens can be used to unlock Overwatch League skins, which cost 100 Tokens per skin.
Heroes of the Storm - Voice Chat
Voice Chat has come to Heroes of the Storm!
Dark Legacy Comics #621
DLC #621 has been released.
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Challenge Rift - Week 35
Vote for your Favourite Community Created Basement Dwelling Cards
Battle.Net Client Update - Warcraft Avatars
The Battle.Net client was updated to have more Warcraft avatars for players to choose from as their profile picture.
Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - February 20
Classes
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Warlock (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
- Fixed a bug that allowed Demonic Gateways to be placed in unintended spots.
- Fixed a bug that allowed Demonic Gateways to be placed in unintended spots.
Class Halls
- Argus missions that award Blood of Sargeras now cost 600 more Order Hall Resources. This will not be correctly reflected in the Legion Companion App until its next version update.
- Developers’ notes: Completing these missions with bonus rewards previously returned more Order Hall Resources than they cost. Rather than reduce their yield, we’ve increased the cost of the missions so that players with ample Order Hall Resources can convert them to tradeskill materials.
- Developers’ notes: Completing these missions with bonus rewards previously returned more Order Hall Resources than they cost. Rather than reduce their yield, we’ve increased the cost of the missions so that players with ample Order Hall Resources can convert them to tradeskill materials.
Dungeons and Raids
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Pit of Saron
- The health of most enemies in Pit of Saron has been reduced by 50% in Timewalking.
- The health of most enemies in Pit of Saron has been reduced by 50% in Timewalking.
Items- If you have all Legion Legendary items for your class, consuming a class-specific item that generates a Legion Legendary item will now always generate a token for another class.
- Heritage of the Ren'dorei now contains the Ren'dorei Cloak.
NPCs
- Hatecoil Spitespeaker should no longer instantly respawn.
- Princess Poobah should no longer unexpectedly stop offering quests.
Quests
- "The Emerald Dreamcatcher" is no longer weekly.
- The starting location for "Teldrassil: The Burden of the Kaldorei" should now correctly be displayed on the map.
- Mature Silkwing again have a chance to softly drop Iridescent Wings for “The Softest Wings”.
Loot Rules for Transmog Runs
Since the Patch 7.3.5 change to use personal loot rules in leveling dungeons, we’ve heard a lot of feedback from Transmog hunters concerned about how this has affected the ability to collect appearances from older content. We hear you, and agree it’s a problem, so we’ve been working on a more robust solution for Battle for Azeroth.
Once these updates are implemented, entering a dungeon or raid that is trivial for you (i.e.: your character is 10 or more levels higher than the dungeon or raid’s intended level) will activate a “legacy loot mode.” That loot mode will work like this:
- The number of items dropped by bosses will be the same as it would have been if you were in a full party. So if you’re in a 5-player dungeon, you’ll get 5 players’ worth of loot.
- For raids with a flexible raid size (such as Raid Finder), this will act as though there were 20 players in the raid.
- All items on the loot table will have a chance to drop, not just the ones that are designated for your spec.
- If you have multiple players in the group, the loot will be split among those players, but be tradeable. For example, if you’re clearing with one other player and kill a boss that should drop 4 items, you’ll each be able to pick up two items and trade them between each other if you like.
While the personal loot change was a key part of what allowed us to expand leveling dungeons to encompass a wider range of levels, and we’re happy with it in that environment, we recognize that it’s not a great experience for those who enjoy clearing older content for transmog, and hope that these changes will make that more enjoyable once they’re complete.
Thanks again for all of the feedback!
WoW MVP Program - Recruitment Now Open!
Hey all!
As we announced last week, we are making some changes to the World of Warcraft MVP Program for North America. With this, one of the biggest changes is going to be in how we recruit our MVPs.
Going forward, we will be using an application-based recruitment system, which will allow us to ask targeted questions to candidates, as well as close and open recruitment as needed within a given period.
Today we will be opening our first recruitment period in 2018. You can find a link to the application here.
Please answer any discussion prompts thoroughly, and, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask us here. We look forward to reviewing applications over the next few weeks and we wish all of you applying the best of luck!
NOTE: The World of Warcraft North American MVP Program is only open to applicants from the North American service region including the United States and Canada. Applicants from Oceania and South America, including Mexico, will need to refer to their specific MVP Programs where applicable. Any applicants from outside the designated regions will be discarded.
> "Should You happen to strongly disagree with a Blizzard poster or another MVP over a topic on the forums, the discussion is best handled in private."
What is meant by "strongly" in this context? Is it an implication that it may threaten your ability to discuss it in a purely constructive manner or are you actually suggesting that if MVPs are particularly concerned about an issue that they should go directly to Blizzard rather than post it publicly, as any other forum poster would?
Additionally, if I fill out half of this application and don't submit it, is any record of it kept? I do not wish to apply. I simply want to see what all is in the application.
As an FYI, that wording is from our original MVP Program legalese, and hasn't been changed for this recruitment period.
In this context, I think it lends that we expect that our MVPs will be passionate posters on a variety of topics. Sometimes, its easy to see that what one may post in those kinds of discussions could disrupt your ability to be a constructive member of the community, as required by the program. We would advise that our MVPs should message those disagreements with other MVPs or CMs to us privately so we can try to resolve them without any breach of the program terms that may lead to forum tirades, etc. The forums aren't a place for drama between CMs, MVPs, posters, or otherwise.
The final page of the application will automatically submit the form once you see the screen that notes it has been submitted, yes. The last page with form content is the one with the section asking for a response to a post on a variety of listed community issues. You should be able to go through it up to that question to view what is being asked.
If you'd like us to remove any form content you may have submitted, you can shoot me an email with the basic information you applied with such as your name and battle.net email.
Instead of having paid moderators blizz is going to recruit ppl to work for free, nice
I was going to just delete this, but I wanted to point a few things out because I've seen it elsewhere:
The MVP Program has been a part of the WoW Community for over ten years. In that time, we've had wonderful community volunteers who have worked to help players both on the forums and throughout our community, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Our MVP volunteers will continue to be passionate and dedicated WoW community members who will continue to do the work they've done for a decade.
Blizzard also employs wonderful folks in Community and Customer Support who handle a ton of stuff on you never see in the day-to-day who deserve credit regardless of if you see their work in action or not.
Our MVPs do *NOT* have any powers on the forums that our Moderators or Community Managers have, and just to clarify, having green text gives no forum ability besides... having green text.
So I get that Blizzard has a large number of paid employees we never see who do a lot for the community, and I also get the the WoW MVP role has been around for awhile so it's not like this is some new ground breaking thing. But what I don't get is how does any of this address the point of view that this is Blizzard recruiting people for a job they should be paid for and asking them to do it for free?We aren't recruiting anyone for a "job" here. The MVP program is a volunteer community effort for regular forum posters. We are simply opening entry into that program to a wider audience by having a recruitment application.
The MVP Program recognizes our passionate and constructive posters and asks them to continue contributing to the community, while giving them an avenue to discuss issues with us when needed. This does not change the nature of their usual discourse on the forums, and is mainly targeted at those posters who already devote a lot of time here by their own will.
MVPs do not moderate, facilitate any major amount of feedback past what they do voluntarily, build reports of any kind, etc.
Xavius - Warlock Solo Kill
MrNinjaBurger pulled off an impressive Warlock solo kill of Xavius this week! You can see the full strategy used in the video description.
- Item Level 958 with 79 Artifact Traits
- Prydaz, Xavaric's Magnum Opus and Soul of the Netherlord
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Challenge Rift - Week 35
What Happened in Hearthstone? Taking a Look Back at February 12 - 18
Greater Invasion Boss - Mistress Alluradel
Mistress Alluradel is up this week, rewarding item level 930 loot!
Level Type Slot Name Model Viewer 930 Cloth Head 
Mesmerizing Soul Hood
Modelviewer
930 Cloth Shoulders 
Accursed Defiler's Mantle
Modelviewer
930 Cloth Feet 
Nefarious Light-Step Slippers
Modelviewer
930 Leather Shoulders 
Fel-Spike Shoulderpads
Modelviewer
930 Leather Waist 
Cinch of Detestable Guile
Modelviewer
930 Leather Legs 
Leggings of Heinous Acts
Modelviewer
930 Mail Chest 
Enthralling Chain Armor
Modelviewer
930 Mail Waist 
Waistguard of Devilish Deeds
Modelviewer
930 Mail Wrists 
Poison-Barbed Bracers
Modelviewer
930 Plate Shoulders 
Spaulders of Vile Determination
Modelviewer
930 Plate Chest 
Breastplate of Terminal End
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930 Plate Feet 
Soul Crushing Stompers
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930 Blood Relic 
Scourge of Perverse Desire
930 Fire Relic 
Fel Mistress' Brand
World Boss - Shar'thos
The Sleeping Corruption is up this week, so you can head to Val'sharah to kill Shar'thos.
Brawl - Packed House
Weekly Bonus Event - Battlegrounds
A new weekly quest and rewards are here—steel yourself for Battleground combat!
Seven Days on the Battlegrounds
All this week, heading to the Battlegrounds will net you some extra Honor along with bonus loot for completing this week’s quest. To enter the fray, open Group Finder (default hotkey: I) and then select the Player vs. Player tab. Next choose Casual, select Random Battlegrounds, and hit the Join Battle button—you’ll be matched up with other players and sent to one of the 11 battlegrounds.
Weekly Quest
Before you get started, Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you. Win four random Battlegrounds, and you’ll be rewarded with 5 Marks of Honor, a Badge of Honor (1000 Honor), and a Glory of the Melee Artifact Power token (base 500 AP).
Battleground Buff
This week you gain 50% more Honor in Battlegrounds.
A New Event Every Week
The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of different activities, currently scheduled to run each week beginning on Tuesdays. Each Bonus Event grants a passive bonus to a particular game activity and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide also offers a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests. -
Community Highlights: Diablo Fanart, Cosplay, & More
Popular HearthPwn Standard and Wild Decks of the Week for January 21
Battle for Azeroth - Quests
Battle for Azeroth adds lots of new quests. You can see the entire list of new quests on the WoWDB beta site, but we've highlighted some below.
Warfronts
- Chop, Chop! - Pick up a Sturdy Axe, then gather 5 Wood from the nearby Sapling. Rewards Lumberjack and Wood
- Contruct Barracks - Contruct Barracks. Rewards Armor Scraps
- Contruct Workshop - Contruct Workshop. Rewards Armor Scraps
- Contruct Armory - Contruct Armory. Rewards Armor Scraps
- What Ya Looking For - Rewards Scroll of Town Portal
Fishing
- The Reel Deal - Reel in 6 Fishing Rods in Snapclaw Shore. Rewards Anglin' Art's Mudfish Bait
Kul Tiras
- Tides of War - Speak with King Anduin Wrynn in Stormwind Keep.
- The Nation of Kul Tiras - Speak with Lady Jaina Proudmoore in Stormwind Harbor.
Stormwind Extraction
- Tides of War - Speak with Lady Sylvanas Windrunner in Orgrimmar.
- Storming Stormwind - Complete "The Stormwind Extraction" scenario.
Drustvar
- Pieces of History - Search the ruins for information about the Drust.
- The Burden of Proof - Administer the tests to prove Lucy Waycrest's innocence in Hangman's Point.
- A Lesson in Witch Hunting - Assist Lucille Waycrest as she studies the Tome of Ash and Silver.
Zuldazar
- Big Hunter Mon - Survive Jani's prank on Nesingwary.
- Featherfeet's Fun Fallings Fun Fee! - Pay 100 gold to Quinsy Featherfeet and he'll cast Slow Fall on you whenever you're nearby.
- Welcome to Zuldazar - Ride with the Princess Talanji.
- Rastakhan -Meet King Rastakhan.
- Speaker of the Horde -Establish your Embassy.
Nazmir
- Torga, the Turtle Loa - Follow the tortollan pilgrimage path to reach Torga, loa of the turtles.
- Beseeching Bwonsamdi - Summon Bwonsamdi to ask for his help.
- Speaking with the Dead - Ask Bwonsamdi to summon Torga's spirit.
- Loa Free Diet - Recover 6 Parts of Torga from the blood trolls.
- Ju'ngo, Avatar of G'huun - Defeat Ju'ngo, Avatar of the G'huun.
- Torga's Eternal Return - Use Lashk's Scroll of Eternal Return to put Torga's spirit to rest.
- Soulbound - Speak to Bwonsamdi in the Court of Spirits and complete the ritual. Rewards From the Other Side
- Blood Troll on the Outside - Help Witch Doctor Kejabu complete his ritual to disguise yourself as a blood troll.
- Ending the Blood Trolls - Kill Ateena, the Matriarch of the blood trolls.
- To Kill a Loa - Defeat Hir'eek, the loa of bats.
Islands
- Strange Glowing Pearl - Rewards Azerite Credit
- Captured Tadpoles - Rescue the Bluefin Tadpoles.
- Mackerel Matters - Catch 5 Great Sea Mackerel.
Lunar Festival
The Lunar Festival is live! This year adds a few cosmetic flower crowns that can be purchased from Valadar Starsong in Moonglade.
- Crown of Good Fortune - 25 x Coins of Ancestry
- Crown of Dark Blossoms- 25 x Coins of Ancestry
- Crown of Prosperity- 25 x Coins of Ancestry
- Crown of Courage- 25 x Coins of Ancestry
Last year introduced a new set of toys that make up a Dragon costume. You can purchase these at Fariel Starsong in Moonglade.
- Dragon Head Costume - 25 x Coin of Ancestry
- Dragon Body Costume - 10 x Coin of Ancestry
- Dragon Tail Costume - 25 x Coin of Ancestry
The Lunar Festival Is Here! Join the Celebration Feb. 17– Mar. 3
Every year the druids of Moonglade hold a celebration of their city’s great triumph over an ancient evil. During the Lunar Festival, citizens of Azeroth have the opportunity to honor their elders by celebrating their sage wisdom, sharing in magnificent feasts…and of course, lighting fireworks.
The celebration has begun in Moonglade and your Lunar Festival Invitation is waiting. Join in the fun by dressing up in your Lunar Festival finery, launching fireworks, and paying homage to the Elders throughout Azeroth.
When: February 17 – March 3
Where: Moonglade with camps in Ironforge, Stormwind, Darnassus, Thunder Bluff, Orgrimmar, Undercity
Currency: Coin of Ancestry
The Lunar Festival is a time of celebration for the peoples of Azeroth. At the beginning of each year, elders of generations past manifest around the world to impart their wisdom upon all who listen. Should you encounter these venerable spirits in your travels and take the time to heed their wisdom, they may even pass along tokens of their gratitude — Coins of Ancestry, the lessons of a past age in physical form. Gather enough Coins of Ancestry and the Cenarion Circle will open their stores of celebratory garb, fireworks, trinkets, and recipes!
The Cenarion Circle has good cause to celebrate, for the Lunar Festival marks the return of many Ancients that fell in battles past: Goldrinn, Malorne, Aviana, and Cenarius himself. But this celebration is darkened by the eternal torment of one of their own — Omen, a wolf Ancient blessed by the moon goddess Elune, has risen from the depths of Moonglade’s lake. Though Omen was once as noble and proud as any Ancient, he was driven mad by the Burning Legion’s tainted magics during the War of the Ancients. Omen’s immortality means that he is forever cursed to return in his maddened state at the advent of each new year - and this year, he has grown further in power, a challenge for even heroes of level 90. Heroes must make haste to ease this tormented Ancient’s suffering, in the hopes that perhaps next year he will return with a clearer mind.
Seasonal Boss: Omen Returns!
The great wolf Omen was once a hero of this world. An embodiment of strength and fortune, Omen fought beside the heroes of the War of the Ancients until he succumbed to demonic magics. Turning against his allies, he raged across Azeroth, leaving death and terror in his wake. Omen was finally defeated in Moonglade, and he now sleeps among the silt of Lake Elune'ara. But each year, at the beginning of the festival, he stirs...
Main Quest Line
The celebration begins with an introductory quest, The Lunar Festival. The Cenarion Circle has invited all denizens of Azeroth to take part in the celebration of the Lunar Festival. You can learn more about the event by meeting with the Lunar Festival Harbinger.
It wouldn’t be a celebration without fireworks. You’ll be asked to buy some Lunar Fireworks and Cluster Fireworks to launch and complete the quest, Lunar Fireworks.
Once you’ve proven your firework prowess, you’ll receive your Lunar Festival Invitation to travel to Moonglade and speak with Valadar Starsong in Nighthaven. With your invitation at hand, you’ll be able to travel quickly to Moonglade by using the greater moonlight throughout the holiday.
The Lunar Festival currently has 16 achievements and 1 meta-achievement.
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Elune’s Blessing: Complete the Elune’s Blessing quest by defeating Omen.
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Frenzied Firecracker: Shoot off 10 Festival Firecrackers in 30 seconds or less.
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Lunar Festival Finery: Purchase a festive pant suit or festive dress with Coins of Ancestry.
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The Rocket’s Red Glare: Shoot off 10 Red Rocket Clusters in 25 secons or less.
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A Coin of Ancestry
- There are 5 Achievements involving Coins of Ancestry: Receive a Coin of Ancestry, Receive 5 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 10 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 25 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 50 Coins of Ancestry
- There are 5 Achievements involving Coins of Ancestry: Receive a Coin of Ancestry, Receive 5 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 10 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 25 Coins of Ancestry, Receive 50 Coins of Ancestry
It's a good time to travel Azeroth, see the sights, and pay your respects to the various Elders. Visiting an Elder will reward some reputation with select capital cities, a Coin of Ancestry, some experience and gold, and a Lucky Red Envelope.
You can spend your Ancient Coins for various items by visiting vendors Fariel Starsong and Valadar Starsong in Moonglade. Here are just some of the items you can purchase and collect:
Toys
- Dragon Head Costume, Dragon Body Costume, Dragon Tail Costume
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Elune's Lantern
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Everlasting Alliance Firework
- Everlasting Horde Firework
Pets and Pet Toys
- Pets: Lunar Lantern, Festival Lantern
- Pet Toy: Perky Blaster
Accessories, Heirlooms Items, Schematic, Patterns
- Heirloom Items: Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing, Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing
- Schematic: Schematic: Alliance Firework, Schematic: Horde Firework, Schematic: Snake Firework
- Pattern: Pattern: Festival Dress, Pattern: Festival Suit
- Holiday Apparel: Festive Green Dress, Festive Pink Dress, Festive Purple Dress, Festive Black Pant Suit, Festive Blue Pant Suit, Festive Teal Pant Suit
Fan Art - Ysera the Dreamer
Bryan Link shared some nice art of Ysera, inspired by Sam Hogg's art. Check out the 3D model here!
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Community Highlights: Diablo Fanart, Cosplay, & More
Blizzard's Off-Meta Deck Spotlight - Feb 16, 2018
Void Elf and Lightforged Draenei Heritage Armor Hotfix
Reddit noticed that Void Elf Heritage Armor was hotfixed to include a cloak and Lightforged Draenei Heritage Armor was hotfixed to use the version of the set with a red tint.
Upcoming Changes to the NA WoW MVP Program
Hey guys!
Over the past year we've had it on our plate to breathe a bit of life in the MVP program for World of Warcraft (you may have seen me mention it here and there, and I know the MVPs have been eagerly waiting for movement on this). After nearly a year of discussions, we're finally ready to start moving forward with a refresh of the MVP program for World of Warcraft!
Most of our active posters here know that when the MVP program was founded, it's goal was to recognize active forums poster who contributed to our community through things like high-quality class guides or assisting and guiding new players with helpful information. While being active and posting in a constructive manner will still be something we take into account, we realize that we now live in a world with Icy Veins, Wowhead, Reddit, and numerous other communities that didn't necessarily exist at the onset of this project. This leads our MVP group to not being able to actively fulfill it's original purpose on our singular forums platform.
All of this led us to think we needed to be realigning the purpose of the program slightly, as we want to more actively empower the group to engage in discussions with us on various community issues, happening on the forums and in our greater community. This would also include working to provide insight into community and gameplay feedback they may see around the community, with direct conversations between the WoW community team and the WoW MVP group as a whole on a regular basis, much as we do in our conversations with folks on Reddit, Discord, etc., something that hasn't been utilized to its best.
To facilitate this, we will be moving the WoW MVP program to an application-based recruitment system, which will address a few concerns we have currently with the recruitment process, as well as letting us asked targeted questions to candidates during certain recruitment periods, and hopefully widening the audience. We expect to open recruitment early next week, after the President’s Day holiday, so be on the lookout for a thread if you're interested!
Of note, these changes DO NOT affect any region or franchise outside of World of Warcraft in North America, and these changes also do not apply to our awesome Customer and Technical Support MVPs who do great things.
We look forward to getting to work on the program and hearing your feedback!
I hope this doesn't mean Crepe is losing his MVP status. I notice community MVPs are not listed as being spared these changes.
We're asking the MVPs to reapply for the process, but we will be keeping everyone who is able to meet the newer standards going forward!
I wouldn't expect any of the familiar faces you know to go away unless it's their own choice.
Combat Log Tool - Wipefest
Wipefest is a web tool that uses data from Warcraft Logs to display insights and timelines for raid encounters.
Insights aim to answer common questions that you might have about each pull, such as "Who is soaking Annihilations on Garothi Worldbreaker?", or "What pod rotation did we use on Antoran High Command?".
The timeline aims to provide a concise overview of the important events within a fight, such as major boss abilities, big cooldowns, and deaths. Timelines can be filtered easily, letting you quickly dig into certain mechanics, such as Fusillades, Fel Shields, and healing cooldowns, or if people used defensive cooldowns before they died.
You can also select players to focus in on them, giving you more information about the fight from their perspective. This feature still needs contributors to enable more specializations (you can find out more at the GitHub repository.
There's also a Discord server for any questions and suggestions!
Warcraft III Event
Two different Warcraft III streamers have been invited to an event at Blizzard that will take place at the end of this month. They haven't shared any details about whatever may be announced or take place.
There was a job posting for an unannounced MMO RTS project that required mobile experience earlier this year.
North American WoW Arena Cup #2 Sign-Ups Close February 19
The sign-ups for the North American WoW Arena Cup #2 close Monday, February 19. If you and your team have what it takes, you won’t want to miss your chance.
The North American Qualifier Cup #2 will be broadcast live on Twitch, on*February 24–25 starting at 10:00 a.m. PST. Whether you’re competing or an esport fan—you can read up on entry requirements, prizes and community events below. Get involved!
Tournament Information
- Competitors will engage in 3v3 Arena Tournaments on live realms.
- Sign-ups are open to all interested parties and no arena rating is required.
- Top point earners from North America & Europe will be invited to compete at the Spring Finals in March for their share of $100,000.
- Team rosters consist of up to 4-players, but teams can sign-up with 3.
- Tournament Mode is required; all gear is normalized while Honor Talents and Artifact Power are maxed.
Prize Pool
- 1st place: $5,000, 180 points
- 2nd place: $2,800, 120 points
- 3rd place: $1,600, 80 points
- 4th place: $600, 60 points
- 5th and 6th places: 40 points each
- 7th and 8th places: 20 points each
- 9th – 12th places: 12 points each
SIGNUPS FOR NA CUP #2 ARE LIVE!
- Signups will close at 9:00 a.m. PST on Monday, February 19th.
- Bracket play begins on Wednesday, February 21, and plays through Thursday, February 22nd (if a second day is needed).
- The last 8 teams will be broadcast live on Twitch on Saturday & Sunday, February 24-25 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PST.
NA Cup #2 sign-up deadline is February 19 February 21
EU Cup #3 sign-up deadline is February 26 and it begins on February 28
NA Cup #3 sign-up deadline is March 5 and it begins on March 7
Download the complete rules here.
WoW Arena Championship: European Qualifier Cup #2 - February 17-18
The WoW Arena Championship World Cup #2 European Qualifier takes place this weekend and will be broadcast live on Twitch beginning at 9:00 a.m. PST Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18. Casters Rich Campbell, Adrian “Healingstat” Archer-Lock, Elliott “Venruki” Venczel, Josh "Xaryu" Lujan, and Mohammed “Ziqo” Beshir will be on hand to keep you on top of all the exciting 3v3 arena action.
Tournament Information
- Competitors will engage in 3v3 Arena Tournaments on live realms.
- Sign-ups are open to all interested parties and no arena rating is required.
- Top point earners from North America & Europe will be invited to compete at the Spring Finals in March for their share of $100,000.
- Team rosters consist of up to 4-players, but teams can sign-up with 3.
Prize Pool
- 1st place: $5,000, 180 points
- 2nd place: $2,800, 120 points
- 3rd place: $1,600, 80 points
- 4th place: $600, 60 points
- 5th and 6th places: 40 points each
- 7th and 8th places: 20 points each
- 9th – 12th places: 12 points each
Venruki and Ziqo’s European Cup #1 MVP
MVP: Wallirik – XRB to the moon
During the European Qualifier Cup #1, Wallirik rose to the top of the heap as Ziqo and Venruki’s choice for MVP. As a part of a Warlock, Shaman, Druid team, Wallirik landed crucial spell locks and fears throughout the tournament to keep Zeepeye alive. According to Ziqo, not only was he solid defensively, he was also able to “180 situations” and generate “instant kills” using combinations with his Thalkiels consumption. This combination of offensive and defensive plays put him as both analysts choice for MvP.
Honorable Mention: Tsx – Ascendant formerly known as Rockets Esports
Tsx caught us all off guard in Europe Cup #1. Having joined Rockets Esports just 1 hour before sign-ups closed, he immediately displayed his individual prowess landing impossible Polymorphs against defending World Champions ABC, leading to their elimination from the tournament. His aggressive playstyle became an instant hit with the analysts, fitting perfectly with Ratapai’s play style.
Where to Watch:
English Stream - https://www.twitch.tv/warcraft
German Stream – https://www.twitch.tv/rexz
Russian Stream – http://twitch.tv/Fritterus
Snow Fight - A WarCraft Tale
During these cold winter months, we’ve got a children’s book for you that’s sure to warm even the Lich King’s icy heart. Snow Fight: A Warcraft Tale is an exciting adventure featuring little Arthas, Thrall, and Varian, who give bullying the cold shoulder and learn that games are better with fair play.
Written by Chris Metzen and illustrated by Wei Wang, the book was created with the idea of finding fun ways to share some of the Warcraft universe’s characters and ideas with kids. As Metzen says, telling lighter stories about our favorite heroes and villains seemed like a perfect way to share our passion for Warcraft with the young, imaginative minds we love most!
Get Snow Fight on Amazon
To download these images as Wallpapers, click here. - Competitors will engage in 3v3 Arena Tournaments on live realms.
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First Look At Season 13
Boss Battle Royale 2 is this Week's Tavern Brawl!
Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes - February 14
Achievements
- The achievements "Westfall & Duskwood Quests" and "Loch Modan & Wetlands Quests" can now be completed on multiple characters.
Classes
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Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Stellar Empowerment from multiple Druids should now correctly apply to the same target.
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Stellar Empowerment from multiple Druids should now correctly apply to the same target.
Items
- Cauldron of Battle and Big Cauldron of Battle again work as intended.
Mounts
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Shu-Zen the Divine Sentinel’s size is now more directly proportional to the scale of a given player race.
- In Timewalking, Yogg-Saron now has a chance to drop Mimiron's Head if defeated with no Keeper assistance.
Player versus Player
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Demon Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator / Artifact Calculator / PvP Talent Calculator)
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Reverse Magic now reverses all magic dispellable effects on friendly nearby targets.
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Reverse Magic now reverses all magic dispellable effects on friendly nearby targets.
Quests
- Players can now accept and complete the quest “Ancient Mana” while First Arcanist Thalyssra is starving.
User Interface
- Access to the mobile Auction House has been restored.
Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentBuried within the data mines, a dark shadow stirs, its breath a bitter chill that brings with it promises of riches... and promises of destruction. A cry rings out, distant but clear. A signal of shock and fear, met with lost hope, and somehow... relief? We must dig deeper. (WarcraftDevs)
This Week in WoW History
We're taking a look back at old MMO-Champion posts and World of Warcraft news that occurred during this time in previous years.
Break The Trees
Singer/songwriter Sharm was featured in a blue post after the release of her latest song “Break The Trees”. The verses of this song were comprised of talent names from Warcraft. Sharm has been creating WoW Parody videos for the past 10 years and is still active on YouTube.
Iron Man Challenge
2012 marked the beginning of the Iron Man Challenge. This became one of the most popular challenges to date after a few players gave it a shot. The objective is simple - reach level cap. However, doing it within the confines of the rules is the difficult part. Players are not allowed to use and talents, class specializations, professions, enchants, stat-improved gear or the assistance of other players. The most important rule is that if your character dies at all the challenge is over.
Patch 5.4.7
This late Mists of Pandaria patch began the preparation for the new expansion Warlords of Draenor. The patch marked the beginning of the last PvP season of the expansion, added the Level 90 character boost, updated the launcher and added the Collector’s Edition mount/pet to the files.
Graphical Features
Patch 6.1 introduced a handful of new graphical settings to improve the quality of the game. Official colorblind support for Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia were added along with a strength adjuster. The graphics tab also got a few new options including the addition of HBAO+ for screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO), a variety of settings for Anti-Aliasing and improved point light settings.
Death Knight Animations
Patch 7.2 added new animations to Howling Blast, Death Grip and Death and Decay. A few undocumented changes were also made to the casting animations of abilities such as Remorseless Winter, Blood Boil and Apocalypse. The initial Death and Decay particles were also changed shortly after the update due to players having issues seeing the affected area when cast on certain terrain.
Going Casual
Top end mythic raiding in Legion, especially in the Nighthold, started to cause issues in certain guilds. The required time investment to stay at the top was too much, causing guilds to either go casual or stop raiding altogether. Most notably From Scratch and SNF announced that they would stop, while Midwinter also called it quits after defeating Grand Magistrix Elisande, with the intention of going casual.
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2
The second Chronicle book was previewed on IGN, giving us a few teasers about what we should anticipate from the graphic novel. This book series was written to tell the story of Warcraft and everything it entails. Volume 1 covered everything from creation until the rise of humanity, while Volume 2 tells us the story of Ancient Draenor. Currently the Chronicle series is set to release Volume 3 on March 27, 2018.
Allcraft #30 - Battle for Azeroth Alpha
This week Allcraft talked with Tradechat, Asmongold, and Rich about the Battle for Azeroth Alpha.
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The Mythic Dungeon Invitational Is Back: Get Ready for the Proving Grounds
As we announced during our WoW Esports live stream, Season 2 of the Mythic Dungeon Invitational is almost here! It’s time for the best dungeon teams from around the globe to show us what you’ve got. To kick things off, we wanted to share some additional details on this season’s Proving Grounds.
Everything You Need to Know About Proving Grounds
Feb 27 - Proving Ground Week 1 – Raging, Volcanic, Tyrannical
- Americas: February 27 at 7 a.m. PST
- Europe: February 27 at 11 p.m. PST
- China: February 28 at 3 p.m. PST
- APAC: February 28 at 3 p.m. PST
Mar 6 - Proving Ground Week 2 – Teeming, Explosive, Fortified
- Americas: March 6 at 7 a.m. PST
- Europe: March 6 at 11 p.m. PST
- China: March 7 at 3 p.m. PST
- APAC: March 7 at 3 p.m. PST
Like last season, we’re kicking things off with a period we call Proving Grounds, when teams come together to prove they’ve got what it takes. This year’s Proving Grounds will be similar to last year’s, with a few slight changes.
The Proving Grounds period kicks off for the Americas region on February 27 at 7 a.m. PST (10 a.m. EST). Week 2 begins March 6 at the same time, and the Proving Grounds ends March 13 at 7 a.m. PST (10 a.m. EST). Teams on Oceanic realms will also use this time frame for submitting scores from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This will ensure that their runs line up with the appropriate Mythic Keystone affix rotation cycles.
During the two-week Proving Grounds period, you’ll form a group of five friends and tackle the highest difficulty Mythic Keystone dungeons you can handle. Your goal is to complete a total of five level 23 Mythic Keystone dungeons over those two weeks. Keep in mind the following:
- Your group must have the same five player characters for all five runs; you can’t swap in another character.
- Duplicate dungeons won’t count toward your runs, so make sure you tackle a variety.
- Runs must be completed within the Keystone timer to count (the timer varies by dungeon).
Once your group has completed the dungeons on the required difficulty, you’ll need to choose a team captain to register your team. Check back on this post when the Proving Ground period ends to learn more about where and how to submit your best time.
If your team clears the dungeons, submits their times by the deadline, and meets the requirements (regional eligibility, accounts in good standing), you’ll receive an invitation to the Mythic Dungeon Invitational tournament realm for the next stage of the tournament: the Time Trials.
We’ll post the official rules for the tournament soon, but in the meantime, make sure that you and your team members meet our regional eligibility requirements:
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Americas – This region includes legal residents of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, excluding the U.S. states of Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, North Dakota, and Vermont, the Canadian province of Quebec, and where otherwise prohibited or restricted.
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Europe – This region includes legal residents of Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, State of Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, excluding where otherwise prohibited or restricted.
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China – This region includes legal residents of the People’s Republic of China, excluding where otherwise prohibited or restricted.
- Asia-Pacific – This region includes legal residents of Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, excluding where otherwise prohibited or restricted.
We’ll be back soon to discuss Stage 2 of the Mythic Dungeon Invitational, the Time Trials. Until then, good luck in the Proving Grounds! -
Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 26032
Hunter Pets in Battle for Azeroth
As we’ve kicked off the Battle for Azeroth Alpha, we’ve seen a lot of discussion about the new way Hunter pets work. While we’re by no means finished, we have reached a place where we want to share some insight into our plans and explain some of what you might see in development as Alpha continues.
Our primary thoughts on pets going forward:
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Move past the idea of a DPS/Tank pet specialization - In Battle for Azeroth, all pets will have equal damage, health, and armor. All can tank or DPS equally. Choosing to put a particular pet into “Tank spec” feels outdated, so we’re going to shift all pets to a setup that will work as though they’re specced into both Ferocity and Tenacity (in Legion terms). All offensive and defensive passive abilities such as Blood of the Rhino and Combat Training will be rolled into every pet by default. Charge will be removed, and all pets will have Growl and Dash/Swoop. Some spec-specific actives will be redistributed where appropriate. We are keeping the names Ferocity, Tenacity, and Cunning as the broad groups that all families fall into. They are no longer changeable, and each has a new passive and active ability that are useful in almost any situation.
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Maintain and/or reinstate pet family uniqueness - Pet family flavor is part of what makes selecting a companion unique and special, and want to emphasize that even more. A special ability has been added to all pet families that were missing one. Exotic Pets still have their unique ability (like Surface Trot) in addition to a new ability. Pure flavor abilities that many pets have are also staying like Trick and Rest.
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Expanding access to Bloodlust, and the removal of Battle Res from pets - In Legion, all Hunters have access to Bloodlust and Battle Res, but they only exist among a handful of families, which leads to very narrow options. To that end, Bloodlust will be available on roughly a third of the tamable pet families rather than just two. In a world where we are proliferating abilities to many families, our first inclination was to add Battle Res to a separate third of those families. After seeing that landscape, it felt odd to fully embrace Resurrection as part of the Hunter kit. Further, moving into Battle for Azeroth, we are solidifying Bloodlust and Battle Res as the strong shared cooldowns that a group can bring - one offense, one defense. In that world, Hunters having access to both of the super powerful group benefits didn’t feel appropriate.
- A variety of pet ability packages - It’s important to acknowledge that some hunters want to maximize their impact with their pet, while others are collectors who want a pet for every occasion. There should be opportunities to cleverly swap from one pet to another in a given situation and reap the benefit. At the same time, the Hunter who has grown attached to their spider named Fluffy should feel effective across the game. We’re going to try to ensure that every pet package is attractive, with a unique combination of benefits that work in many situations.
Here are some specifics of the Battle for Azeroth design for Hunter pets:
There are currently 51 pet families, and each family will be categorized as Ferocity, Tenacity, or Cunning. Each will have an active and a passive, and the active will be a Hunter class button that changes contextually with your active pet.
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Ferocity
- Primal Rage (Active - Bloodlust)
- Predator’s Thirst (Passive - 3% Leech for you and your pet)
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Tenacity
- Survival of the Fittest (Active - 20% damage reduction for the Hunter and Pet for 6 seconds with a 3 minute cooldown)
- Endurance Training (Passive - 10% max health for you and your pet)
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Cunning
- Master’s Call (Active – a friendly target and your pet are immune to root and moment impairing effects for 4 seconds with a 45 second cooldown)
- Pathfinding (Passive - 8% movement speed for you and your pet)
Each pet family will get one of six different abilities, and each ability will have a unique name themed to the family. Precedented abilities such as Ankle Crack - 50% Snare, Monstrous Bite - Healing Reduction Debuff, Shell Shield – 50% Reduced Damage Taken, Agile Reflexes - 30% Dodge, and Thick Hide – Reduced Damage Taken at Low Health already exist in the game, and we’re exploring adding something similar to Tranquilizing Shot to the list.
While this does create a landscape where there may only be a handful of families that exactly fit the combination of tools you prefer, each family was chosen with variety as a premium. There are winged creatures, predators, grazers, and more represented across as many abilities as possible, while keeping them thematically appropriate.
For two specific examples: a Spirit Beast in Battle for Azeroth still has Spirit Mend and Spirit Walk, and will gain Endurance Training and Survival of the Fittest. They also have a new ability, Spirit Shock, that dispels magic and soothes enraged enemies. Cats, on the other hand, gain Catlike Reflexes – a 30% dodge cooldown – in addition to Primal Rage and Predator’s Thirst. Both pets have equal damage, health, and armor – both can tank or DPS equally.
Nowadays, only about half of the pet families out there have a useful ability, and we want to improve on that. In Battle for Azeroth, Bloodlust will be much more prominent, so Hunters should no longer feel bound to Core Hounds and Nether Rays as their best options. Most importantly, these changes should result in a pet landscape where all pets can serve as dps or tank as well as they could in Legion.
Please remember that all of the above, especially the numbers, are subject to change as we test in the Battle for Azeroth Alpha. Feel free to discuss anything related to Hunter pets here. We really appreciate your feedback!
Mobile/Web Auction House Update
Just letting you all know that we are working on a hotfix at the moment to re-enable the Web and Mobile AH.
Due to changes made in 7.3.5, players will be need to have logged in to the game since the patch launch in order to be able to access the Mobile AH once this hotfix is live. Just for some additional clarity, these database changes were why we disabled the tools on the launch of 7.3.5 and why it took us a little bit to update them.
Soon as I'm aware that this is live I'll update the thread. -
Move past the idea of a DPS/Tank pet specialization - In Battle for Azeroth, all pets will have equal damage, health, and armor. All can tank or DPS equally. Choosing to put a particular pet into “Tank spec” feels outdated, so we’re going to shift all pets to a setup that will work as though they’re specced into both Ferocity and Tenacity (in Legion terms). All offensive and defensive passive abilities such as Blood of the Rhino and Combat Training will be rolled into every pet by default. Charge will be removed, and all pets will have Growl and Dash/Swoop. Some spec-specific actives will be redistributed where appropriate. We are keeping the names Ferocity, Tenacity, and Cunning as the broad groups that all families fall into. They are no longer changeable, and each has a new passive and active ability that are useful in almost any situation.
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Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Build 26032
A new patch is on the way! The diffs below are comparing the latest build to Build 26010 on Friday.
New Icons
New Models
Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionCooking
Professions
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Cataclysmic Cook Name changed from "Illustrious Grand Master Cook" to "Cataclysmic Cook".
Obtain 525 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in the "Cataclysm" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Classic Cook Name changed from "Artisan Cook" to "Classic Cook". Obtain 300 skill points in
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Draenor Cook
Obtain 700 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 100 skill points in the "Draenor" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Expert Cook Obtain 225 skill points in
cooking. 10 points.the "Classic" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Journeyman Cook Obtain 150 skill points in
cooking. 10 points.the "Classic" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Legion Cook
Obtain 800 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 100 skill points in the "Legion" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Master of Pandaren Cooking
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in all six Ways of Pandaren cooking. Title: Master of the Ways. 10 points. -
Master of the Brew
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Brew. 10 points. -
Master of the Grill
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Grill. 10 points. -
Master of the Oven
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Oven. 10 points. -
Master of the Pot
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Pot. 10 points. -
Master of the Steamer
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Steamer. 10 points. -
Master of the Wok
Obtain 600Obtain 75 skill points in the Way of the Wok. 10 points. -
Northrend Cook Name changed from "Grand Master Cook" to "Northrend Cook".
Obtain 450 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in the "Northrend" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Outland Cook Name changed from "Master Cook" to "Outland Cook".
Obtain 375 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in the "Outland" category of cooking. 10 points. -
Zen Master Cook
Obtain 600 skill points in cooking. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in the "Pandaria" category of cooking. 10 points.
Professions
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Draenor Master of All Name changed from "Grand Master of All" to "Draenor Master of All". Raise all primary professions to
700 skill points. 50 points. Account Wide.100 skill points in the "Draenor" category. 50 points. Account Wide. -
Jack of All Trades Raise five
different primary professions to 600 skill points. 25 points. Account Wide.primary professions to 75 skill points in the "Pandaria" category. 25 points. Account Wide. -
Legion Master of All Raise all primary professions to
800 skill points. 50 points. Account Wide.100 skill points in the "Legion" category. 50 points. Account Wide. -
Pandaren Master of All Name changed from "Master of All" to "Pandaren Master of All". Raise all primary professions to
600 skill points. 50 points. Account Wide.75 skill points in the "Pandaria" category. 50 points. Account Wide. -
Professional Cataclsymic Master Name changed from "Professional Illustrious Grand Master" to "Professional Cataclsymic Master".
Obtain 525 skill points in a profession. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in a "Cataclysm" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Classic Master Name changed from "Professional Artisan" to "Professional Classic Master". Obtain 300 skill points in a
profession. 10 points."Classic" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Draenor Master Name changed from "Draenor Master" to "Professional Draenor Master".
Obtain 700 skill points inObtain 100 skill points in a "Draenor" category of a profession. Title Reward: Artisan. 10 points. -
Professional Expert Obtain 225 skill points in a
profession. 10 points."Classic" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Journeyman Obtain 150 skill points in a
profession. 10 points."Classic" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Legion Master
Obtain 800 skill points in a profession. 10 points.Obtain 100 skill points in a "Legion" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Northrend Master Name changed from "Professional Grand Master" to "Professional Northrend Master".
Obtain 450 skill points in a profession. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in a "Northrend" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Outland Master Name changed from "Professional Master" to "Professional Outland Master".
Obtain 375 skill points in a profession. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in an "Outland" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Professional Zen Master
Obtain 600 skill points in a profession. 10 points.Obtain 75 skill points in a "Pandaria" category of a profession. 10 points. -
Working For a Living
Obtain 600 skill points inObtain 75 skill points in a "Pandaria" category of two primary professions. 10 points. -
Working in Draenor
Obtain 700 skill points inObtain 100 skill points in a "Draenor" category of two primary professions. 10 points. -
Working In the Cold Name changed from "Working Day and Night" to "Working In the Cold".
Obtain 450 skill points inObtain 75 skill points in a "Northrend" category of two primary professions. 10 points. -
Working In the Heat Name changed from "Working Around the Clock" to "Working In the Heat".
Obtain 525 skill points inObtain 75 skill points in a "Cataclysm" category of two primary professions. 10 points. -
Working the Isles
Obtain 800 skill points inObtain 100 skill points in a "Legion" category of two primary professions. 10 points.
Legacy
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Artisan Medic Obtain 300 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Draenor Medic Obtain 700 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Expert Medic Obtain 225 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Field Medic Come to the aid of all wounded travelers across the Broken Isles. Title: Field Medic.
10 points. -
Grand Master Medic Obtain 450 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Heroic Skills to Pay the Bills Obtain 800 skill points in Fishing, First Aid, Cooking, and Archaeology.
10 points. -
Illustrious Grand Master Medic Obtain 525 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Is There a Medic in the Zone? Come to the aid of 10 wounded travelers across the Broken Isles.
5 points. -
Journeyman Medic Obtain 150 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Legion Medic Obtain 800 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
Master Medic Obtain 375 skill points in first aid.
10 points. -
More Skills to Pay the Bills Obtain 525 skill points in Fishing, First Aid, Cooking, and Archaeology.
10 points. -
Preparing for Disaster Create 500 Dense Embersilk Bandages.
10 points. -
Savage Skills to Pay the Bills Obtain 700 skill points in Fishing, First Aid, Cooking, and Archaeology.
10 points. -
Serious Skills to Pay the Bills Obtain 600 skill points in Fishing, First Aid, Cooking, and Archaeology.
10 points. -
Skills to Pay the Bills Obtain 450 skill points in Fishing, First Aid, and Cooking.
10 points. -
Stocking Up Create 500 Heavy Frostweave Bandages.
10 points. -
Ultimate Triage Use a Heavy Frostweave Bandage, or any Embersilk or Windwool Bandage, to heal a player who has less than 5% health.
10 points. -
Zen Master Medic Obtain 600 skill points in first aid.
10 points.
Zandalar
Exploration
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Get Hek'd Earn 4
cachesboons of Jani in each zone of Zandalar. 10 points.
Talent Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionHunter
Beast Mastery
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Animal Companion [NYI] Name changed from "Way of the Cobra" to "Animal Companion [NYI]". Row 1, Column 2. Spell:
Way of the CobraAnimal Companion [NYI]
Survival
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A Murder of Crows Row 4, Column 3. Spell:
A Murder of CrowsA Murder of Crows
Warlock
Demonology
- Biliescourge Bombers (New) Row 4, Column 3. Spell: Biliescourge Bombers
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Demonic Calling Name changed from "Shadowflame" to "Demonic Calling". Row 1, Column 2. Spell:
ShadowflameDemonic Calling -
Demonic Consumption Name changed from "Doom" to "Demonic Consumption". Row 6, Column 2. Spell:
DoomDemonic Consumption -
Demonic Strength Name changed from "Hand of Doom" to "Demonic Strength". Row 4, Column 2. Spell:
Hand of DoomDemonic Strength -
Demonic Strength Name changed from "Shadowy Inspiration" to "Demonic Strength". Row 1, Column 1. Spell:
Shadowy InspirationDemonic Strength -
Doom Name changed from "Demonic Calling" to "Doom". Row 1, Column 3. Spell:
Demonic CallingDoom - Inner Demons (New) Row 7, Column 1. Spell: Inner Demons. Replaces: Imp Swarm
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Nether Portal Name changed from "Demonbolt" to "Nether Portal". Row 7, Column 3. Spell:
Demonbolt. Replaces: Shadow BoltNether Portal -
Overloaded Name changed from "Power Trip" to "Overloaded". Row 4, Column 1. Spell:
Power TripOverloaded -
Power Siphon Name changed from "Improved Dreadstalkers" to "Power Siphon". Row 2, Column 2. Spell:
Improved DreadstalkersPower Siphon -
Riders Name changed from "Impending Doom" to "Riders". Row 2, Column 1. Spell:
Impending DoomRiders -
Soul Conduit Name changed from "Summon Darkglare" to "Soul Conduit". Row 7, Column 2. Spell:
Summon DarkglareSoul Conduit -
Summon Vilefiend Name changed from "Implosion" to "Summon Vilefiend". Row 2, Column 3. Spell:
ImplosionSummon Vilefiend
Destruction
Warrior
Arms
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Impending Victory Name changed from "Weapon Specialist" to "Impending Victory". Row 2, Column 2. Spell:
Weapon SpecialistImpending Victory. Replaces: Victory Rush
Fury
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Impending Victory Name changed from "Coming Soon" to "Impending Victory". Row 2, Column 2. Spell:
Coming SoonImpending Victory
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionItem Set Bonuses
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Attack Power 30
Increases attack power by 15.Increases Strength and Agility by 15. -
Attack Power 50
Increases attack power by 25.Increases Strength and Agility by 25. -
Item - LFR T17 Mail Agility 4P Bonus Your special attacks have a 10% chance to impale the target with metal spikes, dealing
[ 16.38% of Attack Power ] Physical damage.5,000 Physical damage. -
Item - LFR T17 Mail Caster 4P Bonus Your damaging spells have a 10% chance to summon an electric orb at the target's location for 8 sec, causing
[ 6.25% of Spell Power1;] Nature damage to all enemies within 6 yards every 2 sec. -
Item - Shaman T18 Enhancement 2P Bonus You have a 12% chance whenever your Maelstrom Weapon effect occurs to Electrocute all nearby enemies within 10 yards for
[ 3.94% of Spell Power ] Nature damage.0 Nature damage.
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Frostscythe A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for
0[ 16.2% of Attack Power Frost damage. This attack benefits from Killing Machine. Critical strikes with Frostscythe deal 4 times normal damage. Frost Death Knight - Level 90 Talent. 1 Runes. 8 yd range. Instant.
Demon Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Havoc
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Havoc Demon Hunter Increases damage/healing by 14%: Anguish of the Deceiver, Dark Slash, Demon's Bite
, Eye of Leotheras, Fel Barrage, Fel Eruption, Felblade, Fury of the Illidari, Immolation Aura, Inner Demons, Insatiable Hunger Increases periodic damage/healing by 14%: Anguish of the Deceiver, Dark Slash, Demon's Bite,Eye of Leotheras,Fel Barrage, Fel Eruption, Felblade, Fury of the Illidari, Immolation Aura, Inner Demons, Insatiable Hunger Demon Hunter - Havoc Spec.
Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Feral & Guardian
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Nurturing Instinct Increases your spell power by
120% of your Agility. Druid - Feral & Guardian Spec.100% of your attack power. Druid - Feral & Guardian Spec.
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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A Murder of Crows Summons a flock of crows to attack your target, dealing [ 424.6% of Attack Power ] Physical damage over 15 sec.
When a target dies while affected by this ability, its cooldown willIf the target dies while under attack, A Murder of Crows' cooldown is reset. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 15 Talent. 30 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. - Animal Companion [NYI] (New) Your Call Pet additionally summons the first pet from your stable. This pet will obey your Kill Command, but cannot use pet family abilities. Beast Mastery Hunter - Level 15 Talent.
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Chakrams Throw a pair of chakrams at your target, slicing all enemies in the chakrams' path for (
0% of weapon damage[ 105.4% of Attack Power ) Physical damage. The chakrams will return to you, damaging enemies again as they return. Survival Hunter - Level 100 Talent.40 yd range. Instant.30 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. -
One with the Pack Grants Wild Call a 30% increased chance to reset the cooldown of Dire
FrenzyBeast. Beast Mastery Hunter - Level 30 Talent.
Beast Mastery
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Kill Command Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal damage Physical damage to the enemy. Hunter - Beast Mastery Spec. 30 Focus.
40 yd range. Instant.50 yd range. Instant. -
Wild Call Your auto shot critical strikes have a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Dire
Frenzy. Hunter - Beast Mastery Spec.Beast. Hunter - Beast Mastery Spec.
Survival
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Aspect of the Eagle
Your pet's attacks have a 25% chance to grant you a charge of Mongoose Bite. Lasts 10 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.The range of your Mongoose Bite is increased to 0 to 40 yds. Lasts 15 sec. Hunter - Survival Spec. 100 yd range. Instant. -
Kill Command Give the command to kill, causing your pet to savagely deal damage Physical damage to the enemy. Has a 30% chance to immediately reset its cooldown. Generates 20 Focus. Hunter - Survival Spec.
40 yd range. Instant.50 yd range. Instant. - Wildfire Bomb Hurl a bomb at the target, exploding for [ 15.6% of Attack Power ] Fire damage and coating them in wildfire, scorching themselves and nearby enemies for [ 93.6% of Attack Power ] Fire damage over 6 sec. 1 charge. Hunter - Survival Spec. 10 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. 15 sec recharge. 1 charge.
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Arcane
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Arcane Explosion Causes an explosion of magic around the caster, dealing [ 60% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage to all enemies within 10 yards.
Damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge. Mana cost increased by 100% per Arcane Charge. Generates 1 Arcane Charge if any targets are hit.Mage - Arcane Spec. 12% of Base Mana. Instant.
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Protection
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Protection Paladin Increases damage/healing by 12%: Avenger's Shield, Blessed Hammer, Divine Hammer, Execution Sentence, Eye for an Eye, Greater Judgment
, Hammer of Reckoning, Hammer of the Righteous, Holy Prism, Holy Shield, Judgment, Justicar's Vengeance, Light's Hammer, Retribution Aura, Shield of the Righteous, Wake of Ashes, Zeal Increases damage/healing by 42%: Flash of Light Increases damage/healing by 35%: Greater Judgment and Judgment Decreases damage/healing by 10%: Consecration Paladin - Protection Spec.
Retribution
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Retribution Paladin Increases damage/healing by 5%: Blade of Justice, Blessed Hammer, Divine Hammer, Divine Storm, Execution Sentence, Eye for an Eye, Greater Judgment
, Hammer of Reckoning, Holy Prism, Holy Shield, Justicar's Vengeance, Light's Hammer, Retribution Aura, Wake of Ashes, Zeal Increases periodic damage/healing by 5%: Blade of Justice, Blessed Hammer, Divine Hammer, Divine Storm, Execution Sentence, Eye for an Eye, Greater Judgment, Hammer of Reckoning, Holy Prism, Holy Shield, Justicar's Vengeance, Light's Hammer, Retribution Aura, Wake of Ashes, Zeal Increases damage/healing by 42%: Flash of Light Increases damage/healing by 44%: Greater Judgment Increases damage/healing by 114%: Consecration Paladin - Retribution Spec.
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Shadow
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Mastery: Madness Increases the damage of your Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Touch,
and Void Bolt by [ 250%Shadow Word: Void, Mind Flay, Void Eruption, and Void Bolt by [ 140% of Spell Power ]%. Priest - Shadow Spec.
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
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Dirty Tricks Cheap Shot, Gouge,
Sap, and Dismantleand Sap no longer cost Energy. Outlaw Rogue - Level 75 Talent. -
Prey on the Weak (Outlaw) Enemies disabled by your Cheap Shot
, Dismantle, or Between the Eyes take 10% increased damage from all sources for 6 sec.
Assassination
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Assassination Rogue Increases damage/healing by 10%: Bag of Tricks, Cannonball Barrage
, Creeping Venom, Deadly Poison, Death from Above, Envenom, Eviscerate, Fan of Knives, From the Shadows, Garrote, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree, Kingsbane,Mind-numbing Poison, Mutilate, NeurotoxinMutilate, Poison Bomb, Poisoned Knife, Rupture,Shiv, Sinister Strike, System ShockSinister Strike, Toxic Blade, Wound Poison Increases periodic damage/healing by 10%: Bag of Tricks, Cannonball Barrage, Creeping Venom, Deadly Poison, Death from Above, Envenom, Eviscerate, Fan of Knives, From the Shadows, Garrote, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree, Kingsbane,Mind-numbing Poison, Mutilate, NeurotoxinMutilate, Poison Bomb, Poisoned Knife, Rupture,Shiv, Sinister Strike, System ShockSinister Strike, Toxic Blade, Wound Poison Rogue - Assassination Spec.
Outlaw
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Outlaw Rogue Increases damage/healing by 42%: Ambush, Between the Eyes, Blunderbuss, Cannonball Barrage,
Creeping Venom,Death from Above, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Greed, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree,Mind-numbing Poison, Neurotoxin,Pistol Shot, Poison Bomb, Run Through, Saber Slash, Shiv, System Shock, Toxic Blade Increases periodic damage/healing by 42%: Ambush, Between the Eyes, Blunderbuss, Cannonball Barrage,Creeping Venom,Death from Above, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Greed, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree,Mind-numbing Poison, Neurotoxin,Pistol Shot, Poison Bomb, Run Through, Saber Slash, Shiv, System Shock, Toxic Blade Increases damage/healing by 30%: Death from Above Rogue - Outlaw Spec.
Subtlety
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Subtlety Rogue Increases damage/healing by 25%: Akaari's Soul, Backstab, Cannonball Barrage
, Creeping Venom, Death from Above, Eviscerate, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Goremaw's Bite, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree,Mind-numbing Poison, Neurotoxin,Nightblade, Poison Bomb, Second Shuriken, Shadowstrike,Shiv, Shuriken Storm, Shuriken Toss, System ShockShuriken Storm, Shuriken Toss, Toxic Blade Increases periodic damage/healing by 25%: Akaari's Soul, Backstab, Cannonball Barrage,Creeping Venom,Death from Above, Eviscerate, Ghostly Strike, Gloomblade, Goremaw's Bite, Internal Bleeding, Killing Spree,Mind-numbing Poison, Neurotoxin,Nightblade, Poison Bomb, Second Shuriken, Shadowstrike,Shiv, Shuriken Storm, Shuriken Toss, System ShockShuriken Storm, Shuriken Toss, Toxic Blade Rogue - Subtlety Spec.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
- Biliescourge Bombers (New) Tear open a portal to the nether above the target location, from which several Bilescourge will pour out of and crash into the ground, dealing 1 damage to all enemies within 0 yards. Demonology Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 100 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
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Deathbolt Launches a bolt of death at the target, dealing
15%35% of the total remaining damage of your damage over time effects on the target. Counts up to 16 sec of your Corruption's damage. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. -
Demonic Calling Shadowbolt has a 20% chance
, and Demonwrath has a 5% chance on each target, to make your next Call Dreadstalkers cost no Soul Shards. Demonology Warlock - Level 15 Talent. - Demonic Consumption (New) Your Demon Commander now destroys and absorbs the remaining power of all of your Wild Imps to empower himself. Demonology Warlock - Level 90 Talent. 100 yd range.
- Demonic Strength (New) Infuse your Felguard with demonic power, increasing all damage it deals by 100% and causing it to use a bonus attack every 5 sec for 20 sec. Demonology Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Demonic Strength Name changed from "Shadow Bolt" to "Demonic Strength".
Sends a shadowy bolt at the enemy, causing [ 31.25% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.Felguard deals 50% increased damage, and the cooldown of Felstorm is reduced by 5,000%. Demonology Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 100 yd range. -
Doom Inflicts impending doom upon the target, causing [ 250% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage after 30 sec. Limit 1. Demonology Warlock - Level
9015 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. -
Eradication Chaos Bolt increases the damage you deal to the target by
15%10% for 7 sec. Destruction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. - Flashover (New) Conflagrate grants an additional stack of Backdraft. Destruction Warlock - Level 15 Talent.
- Inner Demons (New) Imp Swarm is now a passive ability that summons one Wild Imp every 10 sec. Every time this summons a Wild Imp, you have a 20% chance to also a summon an additional Demon to fight for you for until cancelled. Demonology Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 100 yd range.
- Nether Portal (New) Tear open a portal to the Twisting Nether for 20 sec. Every time you spend Soul Shards, you will also command demons from the Nether to come out and fight for you. Demonology Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 5 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
- Overloaded (New) Molten Core now makes Soulfire instant cast. Demonology Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range.
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Power Siphon Name changed from "Hand of Gul'dan" to "Power Siphon".
Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target for 12 sec. Deals up to Spell Power Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target, applies Doom to each target, and summonsInstantly sacrifice up to 4 Wild Imps,based on Soul Shards consumed. 100 yd range. Instant.to generate 4 charges of Molten Core. Demonology Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant. -
Riders Name changed from "Hand of Gul'dan" to "Riders".
Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target for 12 sec. Deals up to Spell Power Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summons up to 4 Wild Imps, based on Soul Shards consumed. 1 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.Hand of Gul'dan has a 25% chance per Soul Shard spent to spawn an additional Wild Imp. Demonology Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 40 yd range. -
Soul Harvest
Affliction:Increases your damage and your pets' damage by 20%. Lasts 4 sec, increased by 6 sec for each target afflicted by your Agony, up to a maximum of 36 sec.Demonology: Increases your damage and your pets' damage by 20%. Lasts 4 sec, increased by 6 sec for each target afflicted by your Doom, up to a maximum of 36 sec.Warlock - Level 60 Talent. Instant. -
Summon Vilefiend Name changed from "Fel Firebolt" to "Summon Vilefiend".
Deals [ 8% of Spell Power ] Fire damage to a target. 20 Energy. 40 yd range. Instant.Summon a Vilefiend to fight for you for the next 15 sec. Demonology Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 1 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
Affliction
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Affliction Warlock Increases damage/healing by 20%: Agony, Biliescourge Bombers, Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Compounding Horror, Corruption
, Demonbolt, Doom, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Harvester of Souls, Haunt, Hellfire, Implosion, Phantom Singularity, Rend Soul, Roaring Blaze, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Shadowflame, Siphon Life, Soul Fire, Soul Flame, Unstable Affliction Increases periodic damage/healing by 20%: Agony, Biliescourge Bombers, Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Compounding Horror, Corruption, Demonbolt, Doom, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Harvester of Souls, Haunt, Hellfire, Implosion, Phantom Singularity, Rend Soul, Roaring Blaze, Seed of Corruption, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn,Shadowflame,Siphon Life, Soul Fire, Soul Flame, Unstable Affliction Warlock - Affliction Spec.
Demonology
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Call Dreadstalkers Summons 2 ferocious Dreadstalkers to attack the target for
128 sec. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast. - Demon Commander Summon a Demonic Commander to increase the duration of all of your current demons by 15.0 sec, and increase the damage of all of your other demons by 15%, while casting Shadow Bolt Volley at your enemies. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
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Hand of Gul'dan Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target
for 12 sec. Deals up to Spell Power Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of thetarget, applies Doom to eachtarget, and summons up to 4 Wild Imps, based on Soul Shards consumed. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 1 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. -
Imp Swarm Summon 5
Imps around youWild Imps around you. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. - Molten Core (New) When your Wild Imps expend all of their energy, they have a 15% chance to combust into a ball of energy, granting you a stack of Molten Core. Molten Core reduces the cast time of Soulfire by 75%. Maximum 4 stacks. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 100 yd range.
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Soulfire Calls down a demonic meteor full of Wild Imps which burst forth to attack the target
for 12 sec. Deals up to Spell Power Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target,applies Doom to each target,and summons up to 4 Wild Imps, based on Soul Shards consumed. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast.
Destruction
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Backdraft Conflagrate reduces the cast time of your next
two Incinerates or Chaos Bolts by 30%. Destruction Warlock - Level 15 Talent.Incinerate or Chaos Bolt by 30%. Warlock - Destruction Spec. -
Destruction Warlock Increases damage/healing by 15%: Biliescourge Bombers: Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Chaos Bolt, Conflagrate
, Demonbolt, Doom, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Haunt, Hellfire, Immolate, Implosion, Incinerate, Phantom Singularity, Rain of Fire, Roaring Blaze, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn,Shadowflame,Siphon Life, Soul Fire Increases periodic damage/healing by 15%: Biliescourge Bombers, Cataclysm, Channel Demonfire, Chaos Bolt, Conflagrate, Demonbolt, Doom, Drain Life, Grimoire of Sacrifice, Haunt, Hellfire, Immolate, Implosion, Incinerate, Phantom Singularity, Rain of Fire, Roaring Blaze, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn,Shadowflame,Siphon Life, Soul Fire Warlock - Destruction Spec.
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
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Berserker Rage (Fury) Also Enrages you for
4 sec.6 sec.
Fury
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Enrage Bloodthirst critical strikes or activating Berserker Rage will Enrage you, increasing your attack speed by 50% and damage you take by 20% for
4 sec. Warrior - Fury Spec.6 sec. Warrior - Fury Spec.
Protection
- Demoralizing Shout Demoralizes all enemies within 10 yards, reducing the damage they do to you by 20% for 8 sec. Generates 0 Rage. Warrior - Protection Spec. Instant.
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Thunder Clap Blasts all enemies within 8 yards for [ 39.31% of Attack Power ] damage,
rooting them for 1 sec and reducingand reduces their movement speed by 20% for 10 sec. Generates 5 Rage. Warrior - Protection Spec. Instant.
Item Effects
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Band of the Eternal Champion Chance on hit to increase your
attack power by 160 for 10 seconds.Strength and Agility by 80 for 10 sec seconds. - Blockades Deck (New) Combine the Ace through Eight of Blockades to complete the set. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Ace of Blockades, Two of Blockades, Three of Blockades, Four of Blockades, Five of Blockades, Six of Blockades, Seven of Blockades, Eight of Blockades.
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Blood Vial Name changed from "UNUSED" to "Blood Vial".
Spit a huge boulder, inflicting Physical damage and stunning the target. 8-50 yd range. Instant.Covers the area with the scent of an injured beast. 70 yd range. 2 sec cast. - Calming Charm (New) Inflicts 0 Nature damage to all targets within 0 yards of the impact. Weakens Greenstalker significantly. 100 yd range. Instant.
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Detonate Mana Releases all mana stored within the doll, causing you to gain that much mana, and all enemies within
150 yards take 1 point of Arcane damage for each point of mana released. Instant. -
Dimensional Siphon
Increases melee and ranged attack power by 600. Instant.Increases Strength and Agility by 300. Instant. - Fathoms Deck (New) Combine the Ace through Eight of Fathoms to complete the set. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Ace of Fathoms, Two of Fathoms, Three of Fathoms, Four of Fathoms, Five of Fathoms, Six of Fathoms, Seven of Fathoms, Eight of Fathoms.
- First Aid (New) Heals 96,000 damage over 8 sec. 15 yd range. Instant (Channeled).
- First Aid (New) Heals 96,000 damage over 8 sec. 15 yd range. Instant (Channeled).
- Jani Whisper (New) Melee range. Instant.
- Mind Amplification Dish Engage in mental combat with a humanoid target in an attempt to pacify or control them. Affects only targets up to level 83. 30 yd range. 0.5 sec cast. 10 min cooldown.
- PH Pterrordax Mount (New) Summons and dismisses your PH Pterrordax Mount. 1.5 sec cast.
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Refreshment Restores 200,000 health and 400,000 mana over 20 sec. Must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and
gain out of combat health regeneration increased by 400% for 60 min. Instant.while out of combat heal for 400 every 5 for 60 min. Instant. -
Refreshment Restores 200,000 health and 400,000 mana over 20 sec. Must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and
sprintgain Speed for a short time after killing an enemy. Instant. -
Savage Snowball Throw a snowball with a small rock inside, dealing
10 Physical damage. 30 yd range. Instant. - Shu-Zen, the Divine Sentinel (New) Summons and dismisses Shu-Zen. 1.5 sec cast.
- Squalls Deck (New) Combine the Ace through Eight of Squalls to complete the set. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Ace of Squalls, Two of Squalls, Three of Squalls, Four of Squalls, Five of Squalls, Six of Squalls, Seven of Squalls, Eight of Squalls.
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Summon Boat
This whistle will call one of my dockman. He will bring a boat around and get you safelyUse whistle for quick transport to the Breath of Pa'ku. 100 yd range. Instant. - Tides Deck (New) Combine the Ace through Eight of Tides to complete the set. 3 sec cast. Reagents: Ace of the Tides, Two of the Tides, Three of the Tides, Four of the Tides, Five of the Tides, Six of the Tides, Seven of the Tides, Eight of the Tides.
- Tiny Elemental in a Jar (New) Your attacks and abilities have a chance to give you Phenomenal Power. At 12 stacks Phenomenal Power is discharged into Unleashed Lightning, dealing 0 Nature damage. Approximately 20 procs per minute.
Originally Posted by MMO-ChampionAdventure Map Points of Interest??
Questing
- Nazmir (New) - Journey with Princess Talanji to the dark swamps of Nazmir to put an end to the threat of the blood trolls. Quest #47512.
- Vol'dun (New) - General Jakra'zet's secrets lie somewhere in the sands. Head into the dunes and recover proof that will help remove him from power. Quest #47513.
- Zuldazar (New) - Earn the trust of King Rastakhan and the Zanchuli Council. Quest #47514.
Currency Types
Miscellaneous
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Essence of Storms - Extremely rare, found while killing enemies in the warfront. Used to unleash powerful abilities from the Altar of Storms. Max Quantity:
3.1.
Factions
Battle for Azeroth
- Proudmoore Admiralty - Name changed from "House Proudmoore (8.0)" to "Proudmoore Admiralty". Masters of the sea and commanders of Azeroth's finest navy, the distinguished Proudmoore family has led Kul Tiras for decades from their seat of power in Boralus.
Unknown
- 8.0 - Stormsong - Crazed Diggers Anti-Social (MDE) (New)
- 8.0 - Stormsong - Crazed Diggers Social (MDE) (New)
Keystone Affixes
- Blight (New) - Damage and healing done increased when injured, and reduced when healthy.
LFG Dungeons
Dungeons
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Underrot - Name changed from "The Underrot" to "Underrot".
Map: TheMap Underrot. Level 108+. Suggested level: 110. Roles: 1 tank/1 healer/3 damage. -
Underrot - Name changed from "The Underrot" to "Underrot".
Map: TheMap Underrot. Level 108+. Suggested level: 110. Roles: 1 tank/1 healer/3 damage.
Map Areas
8.0 Dev Land
- Underrot - Name changed from "The Underrot" to "Underrot".
Kalimdor
- Silithus > Silithus: The Wound > Magni's Encampment - Name changed from "Magni's Encampment" to "Silithus > Silithus: The Wound > Magni's Encampment".
Kul Tiras
- Drustvar > Arom's Crossing - Name changed from "Drustvar > Arathor's Crossing" to "Drustvar > Arom's Crossing".
- Drustvar > Chandlery Wharf (New)
- Stormsong Valley > Sagehold - Name changed from "Stormsong Valley > Stormsong Keep" to "Stormsong Valley > Sagehold".
- Tiragarde Sound > Hook Point Market (New)
- Tiragarde Sound > Saltwater Alley - Name changed from "Tiragarde Sound > Boralus Slums" to "Tiragarde Sound > Saltwater Alley".
Underrot
- Underrot - Name changed from "The Underrot" to "Underrot".
Zandalar
- Vol'dun > Beastbreaker Den (New)
- Vol'dun > Camp Lastwind - Name changed from "Vol'dun > Desperate Vulpera Camp" to "Vol'dun > Camp Lastwind".
- Vol'dun > Shrouded Shore (New)
Map Difficulties
- 8.0 Islands - Platform - KL Skywall Entrance Building 03 (New) - Max players: 5.
- Kalimdor Darkshore Phase (New)
- Underrot - Heroic Dungeon - Name changed from "The Underrot - Heroic Dungeon" to "Underrot - Heroic Dungeon".
- Underrot - Mythic Dungeon - Name changed from "The Underrot - Mythic Dungeon" to "Underrot - Mythic Dungeon".
- Underrot - Normal Dungeon - Name changed from "The Underrot - Normal Dungeon" to "Underrot - Normal Dungeon".
Maps
Battle for Azeroth
- 8.0 Islands - Platform - KL Skywall Entrance Building 03 (New)
- Kalimdor Darkshore Phase (New)
- Underrot - Name changed from "The Underrot" to "Underrot".
Mounts
Flying Mounts
- Shu-Zen, the Divine Sentinel (New) - Flying Mount. Shu-Zen, the Divine Sentinel. "As the Golden Lotus worked tirelessly to repair the Vale of Eternal blossoms, a single statue came to life and wordlessly defended them from the Sha that assaulted them. Believed by some to be a sign of good fortune and others to be a gift from the Light, Shu-Zen provides faithful companionship to any that would defend Azeroth from the maddening whispers of the Old Gods." Source: In-Game Shop
Ground Mounts
- Mag'har Direwolf (New) - Ground Mount. Mag'har Direwolf. "Native to Draenor, these wolves are preferred by the Mag'har for their ferocity, loyalty, and for something to snuggle on those cool winter nights." Source: PH
- PH Pterrordax Mount (New) - Ground Mount. PH Pterrordax Mount. "Once a little hatchling, raised into a mighty pterrordax by a loving handler. He never did learn to fly, though." Source: Drop: PH
Scenarios
The Battle for Stromgarde
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01: Bring Them Down - Name changed from "01: Burn It Down" to "01: Bring Them Down".
Defeat Molok the Crusher in Northfold.Defeat Veteran Sargeant Slayde in Northfold. -
01: Gaining a Foothold -
EstablishReclaim the Horde outpost.
Underrot
- 01: Underrot - Name changed from "01: The Underrot" to "01: Underrot".
World Safe Locations
Zandalar
- 8.0 Zuldazar - Dino Training - Pterrordax - Subadult Safe Loc (JAK) (New)
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Cataclysmic Cook Name changed from "Illustrious Grand Master Cook" to "Cataclysmic Cook".
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Achievement Changes
Quests
Battle for Azeroth Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
Talent Changes
Marksmanship
Rapid KillingBarrageBombardmentCareful AimBarrageDouble TapCareful AimMaster MarksmanPrecise ShotsSerrated ShotsMage
Fire
CinderstormPyroclasmConflagrationSearing TouchPaladin
Retribution
Greater JudgmentZealRogue
Outlaw
Loaded DiceAlacritySlice and Dice. Replaces: Roll the BonesCannonball BarrageAlacrityLoaded DiceKilling SpreeMarked for DeathCannonball BarrageSlice and Dice. Replaces: Roll the BonesShaman
Elemental
Totem MasteryElemental BlastElemental BlastTotem MasterySeismic ArmorWind Rush TotemWarlock
Demonology
DoomBilescourge BombersRidersDemonic CallingSoul ConduitDemonic ConsumptionFel StrikeDemonic StrengthSummon VilefiendDoomDemonic StrengthFel StrikeSacrificed SoulsInner DemonsDemonic CallingRidersInner DemonsSacrificed SoulsDemonic ConsumptionSoul ConduitBilescourge BombersSummon VilefiendPvP Talent Changes
Tank role
Spell Changes
Talents
: ShredRake Rip Ferocious Bite Swipe Your energy regeneration is increased by 35%. Restoration Druid - Level 45 Talent.ShredRake Rip Ferocious Bite Your energy regeneration is increased by 35%. Guardian Druid - Level 45 Talent.: ShredRake Rip Ferocious Bite Swipe Your energy regeneration is increased by 35%. Balance Druid - Level 45 Talent.MangleThrash Ironfur Frenzied Regeneration Restoration Druid - Level 45 Talent.MangleIronfur Frenzied Regeneration Feral Druid - Level 45 Talent.Talents
[ 200%[ 48% of Ranged Attack Power ] damage over 8 sec. You and your pet gain 10% attack speed for every bleeding enemy within 12 yds. Survival Hunter - Level 60 Talent. Unlimited range.Casting QuickCasting Aimed Shot reduces the cooldown of Trueshot by3.06.0 sec. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 100 Talent.15 Talent.30 Talent.Each extra target that Aimed Shot hits from the Trick Shots effect reduces the cooldown of Aimed Shot by 1.0 sec and reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire by 1.0 secYour next Aimed Shot will fire a second time instantly without consuming Focus, or your next Rapid Fire will shoot 100% additional shots during its channel. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 90 Talent.Instant.[ 48.36%[ 20% of Attack Power ] Physical damage and generate 4 Focus, if you are within melee range. Survival Hunter - Level 15 Talent.Trick Shots now also increases the damage of yourSteady Shot has a 10% chance to cause your next next Aimed Shot or Rapid Fireby 25%to be guaranteed critical strikes. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 90 Talent.8%5% chance to trigger Lock and Load, causing your next Aimed Shot to cost no Focus and be instant. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 100 Talent.Multi-Shot critical strikes generate 3 Focus. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 30 Talent.When Aimed Shot critically strikes your primary target, the focus cost of your next Quick Shot or Multi-Shot is reduced by 100%. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 15 Talent.When you cast Multi-Shot, youYour auto-shots have a chance to cause a volley of arrows to rain downon all targets hit by Multi-Shot, dealing (51%around the target, dealing (1% of weapon damage) Physical damage to each enemyhitwithin 8 yards. Marksmanship Hunter - Level 30 Talent.Beast Mastery
65 Focus per sec and 10% increased critical strike chanceon all attacks for 15for 20 sec. Hunter - Beast Mastery Spec. 100 yd range. Instant.Marksmanship
[ 111.5%[ 225% of Attack Power * mult ] Physical damage. Damage increased by 50% against a target you have not yet damaged. 2 charges. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 50 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant. 12 sec recharge. 2 charges., Call of the Hunter, Chakrams, Chimaera Shot, Explosive Shot, Flanking Strike, Mongoose Bite, Multi-Shot, Piercing Shot, Quick Shot, Rapid Fire, Stampede, Steady Shot, Steel Trap, Stomp Volley Increases periodic damage/healing by 12%: A Murder of Crows, Aimed Shot, Barrage, Bursting Shot, Butchery, Call of the Hunter, Chakrams, Chimaera Shot, Explosive Shot, Flanking Strike, Mongoose Bite, Multi-Shot, Piercing Shot, Quick Shot, Rapid Fire, Stampede, Steady Shot, Steel Trap, StompHunter - Marksmanship Spec.Volley Hunter - Marksmanship Spec.[ 20.69%[ 41% of Attack Power ] Physical damage Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 25 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant.Marksmanship Hunter - Level 15 Talent.Hunter - Marksmanship Spec.[ 30%[ 60% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 15 Focus. 40 yd range. Instant.[ 20%[ 40% of Attack Power ] Physical damage every 0.33 sec for 3 sec. Each shot generates32 Focus. Usable while moving. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 40 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled).[ 30%[ 60% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Usable while moving. Generates 10 Focus. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.23 or more targets, your next Aimed Shot will ricochet and hit up to 5 additional targets, or each shot of your next Rapid Fire will ricochet to an additional nearby target. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec.Increase all damage done by 20%Immediately gain 2 charges of Aimed Shot, and gain 30% Haste for 15 sec. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec. Instant.Survival
is increased to 0 to 40 yds. Laststo 0 to 40 yds for 15 sec. Hunter - Survival Spec. 100 yd range. Instant.Talents
[ 25%[ 45% of Spell Power ] Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards, knocking them back, and reducing movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Fire Mage - Level 30 Talent. Instant.Dealing Fire damage to targets within 8 yards of you refills your Blazing Barrier for 40% of the damage dealtCasting Blink ignites a Blazing Barrier around you. Fire Mage - Level 30 Talent.dealsdeal a critical strike when the target is above 90% health. Fire Mage - Level 15 Talent.45 sec recharge. 3 charges.30 sec recharge. 3 charges.Arcane
Cinderstorm, Comet Storm, ConflagrationComet Storm, Flame Patch, Frost Bomb, Glacial Spike, Ice Nova, Living Bomb, Mark of Aluneth, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Phoenix Flames, Ray of Frost, Supernova, Time and Space Increases periodic damage/healing by 3%: Arcane Barrage, Arcane Blast, Arcane Explosion, Arcane Missiles, Arcane Orb, Arcane Rebound, Blast Wave,Cinderstorm, Comet Storm, ConflagrationComet Storm, Flame Patch, Frost Bomb, Glacial Spike, Ice Nova, Living Bomb, Mark of Aluneth, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Phoenix Flames, Ray of Frost, Supernova, Time and Space Mage - Arcane Spec.Fire
Cinderstorm, Comet Storm, ConflagrationComet Storm, Dragon's Breath, Fire Blast, Fireball, Flame Patch, Flamestrike, Frost Bomb, Glacial Spike, Ice Nova, Living Bomb, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Phoenix Flames, Phoenix Reborn, Phoenix's Flames, Pyroblast, Ray of Frost, Scorch, Supernova Increases periodic damage/healing by 12%: Aftershocks, Arcane Orb, Blast Wave, Blazing Barrier,Cinderstorm, Comet Storm, ConflagrationComet Storm, Dragon's Breath, Fire Blast, Fireball, Flame Patch, Flamestrike, Frost Bomb, Glacial Spike, Ice Nova, Living Bomb, Meteor, Nether Tempest, Phoenix Flames, Phoenix Reborn, Phoenix's Flames, Pyroblast, Ray of Frost, Scorch, Supernova Mage - Fire Spec., Cinderstorm, and Flamestrike. If this effect is reapplied, any remaining damage will be added to the new Ignite. Every 2 sec, your Ignites may spread to another nearby enemy. Mage - Fire Spec.None
PvP Talents
After being interrupted while casting a spell, the duration of silence and interrupt effects is reduced by 70% for 20 secInterrupts reduce the duration of the next successful silence or interrupt cast upon you within 10 sec by 50%. Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent.108 sec. While within the casting circle,the duration of silence and interrupt effects are reduced by 70%. Limit 1. 2% of Base Mana. 0.5 sec cast.you are immune to silence and interrupt effects. Learning Casting Circle causes Unending Resolve to no longer grant immunity to silence and interrupt effects. Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 1.5 sec cast.40 yd range. Instant.Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.Instant.Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. Instant.Instant.Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. Instant.Melee range. Instant.Tank Role - Tier 0 PvP Talent. Melee range. Instant.Talents
2025 sec. Each Holy Power spent during Crusade increases damage done and Haste by an additional damage%. Maximum 10 stacks. 1 charge. Retribution Paladin - Level 100 Talent. Instant. 2 min recharge. 1 charge.25%20% for 10 sec. Retribution Paladin - Level 15 Talent. 3 Holy Power. 20 yd range. Instant.[ 130%[ 100% of Attack Power ] Holy damage. Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health or during Crusade. Generates 1 Holy Power. Retribution Paladin - Level 30 Talent. 30 yd range. Instant.within 6 sec by 15%by 15% for 5 sec. Retribution Paladin - Level 15 Talent.Retribution
[ 50%[ 45% of Attack Power ] Holy damage to all nearby enemies. Paladin - Retribution Spec. 3 Holy Power. Instant.shield damage for 15 sec. When the barrier is30% of your maximum health in damage for 15 sec. If the barrier is fully consumed, all damage absorbed is dealt as Holy damage divided across all enemies within 8 yds. Paladin - Retribution Spec. Instant.Talents
90 Talent.100 Talent.90100 Talent. 35 yd range. Instant.causingdealing [ 58.03% of Attack Power ] Physical damage to the target. Mutilate has a 35% chance to make your next Dispatch free and usable on any target, regardless of their health. Awards 1 combo points. Assassination Rogue - Level 15 Talent. 30 Energy. Melee range. Instant.75%40% of that enemy's armor for 10 sec. Subtlety Rogue - Level 15 Talent.90100 Talent. 10 yd range. Instant.100 Talent.90 Talent.FreeHalf-cost uses of Pistol Shot granted by Saber Slash now generate [ 25% of Spell Power ] additional combo point, and deal [ 50 + 25% of Spell Power ]% additional damage. Outlaw Rogue - Level 15 Talent.10090 Talent. 25 Energy. 100 yd range. Instant.Your abilities have a 6%Your Shadowstrike and Backstab have a 15% chance to hit the target twice each time they deal damage. Subtlety Rogue - Level 15 Talent.Outlaw
[ 40 + 25% of Spell Power ]%40% chance to generate 10 Energy. Rogue - Outlaw Spec.[ 220% of Spell Power ]%30% chance to trigger an attack with your off-hand that deals[ 24.92%[ 0.1% of Attack Power ] Physical damage. Rogue - Outlaw Spec.and has increased range: 1 point : [ 35% of Attack Power ] damage 2 points: [ 70% of Attack Power ] damage 3 points: [ 105% of Attack Power ] damage 4 points: [ 140% of Attack Power ] damage 5 points: [ 175% of Attack Power ] damage 6 points: [ 210% of Attack Power ] damage Rogue - Outlaw Spec. 35 Energy. Melee range. Instant.Talents
4515 Talent. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.1545 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.Talents
6015 Talent. 2 Soul Shard. 100 yd range. Instant.15 Talent.30 Talent.90 Talent. 100 yd range.100 Talent. 100 yd range.6015 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant.1530 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.1560 Talent. 50 yd range. Instant.20%10% chance to also a summon an additional Demon to fight for you for 15 sec. Demonology Warlock - Level100 Talent. 100 yd range.90 Talent. 100 yd range.4 Wild Imps to generate 42 Wild Imps to generate 2 charges of Molten Core. Demonology Warlock - Level 30 Talent. 100 yd range. Instant.SoulfireDemonbolt instant cast. Demonology Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range.25%33% chance per Soul Shard spent to spawn an additional Wild Imp. Demonology Warlock - Level30 Talent. 40 yd range.15 Talent. 40 yd range.90 Talent. 100 yd range.100 Talent. 100 yd range.Warlock - Level 100 Talent.Demonology Warlock - Level 90 Talent.3060 Talent. 1 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.Demonology
FireShadowflame damage. Generates 2 Soul Shards. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast.Spell Power[ 75% of Spell Power Shadowflame damage on impact to all enemies within 8 yds of the target and summons up to43 Wild Imps, based on Soul Shards consumed. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 1 Soul Shard. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.[ 46.25%[ 23% of Spell Power ] Shadowflame damage to all enemies within8 yards. If the explosion hits 3 or more enemies, you have a 50% chance to generate a Soul Shard0 yards. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.Soulfire by 75%Demonbolt by 100%. Maximum 4 stacks. Warlock - Demonology Spec. 100 yd range.Item Effects
heal yourself for 0 every minute. Shares a cooldown with potions. 1.5 sec cast. Reagents: F.R.I.E.D. x 5.fear an enemy within melee range for 5 sec. 1.5 sec cast. 10 min cooldown. Reagents: F.R.I.E.D. x 5.Inflicts the target with wild magic, causing them to polymorph into a random creature for 20 secPuts the enemy to sleep, incapacitating them for 10 sec. Any damage will wake them from their slumber. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.750550 lockpicking skill. The lockpick is consumed in the process. Melee range. 5 sec cast.4 sec 20 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.3 sec 20 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled). 10 sec cooldown.106 sec. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.1 proc per minute.2.5 procs per minute.Summons and dismisses your Giant ParrotSummon and dismiss Sharkbait with a yummy cracker. This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location. 1.5 sec cast.At 12 stacks Phenomenal Power is dischargedPhenomenal Power builds up to discharge into Unleashed Lightning, dealing 0 Nature damage. Approximately 20 procs per minute.Deals greatly increased damage againstIncreases damage taken by witches of the Heartsbane Coven. Limited to 10 targets.4020 yd range. 0.5 sec cast.Instant.Deploy a boat which will immediately being moving across the water for 25 sec. Does not work on land. Instant.Azerite Powers
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