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Rastakhan's Rumble Card Reveal Schedule The reveal season will span between November 19 - 28.

Weekly Brawl - Escape from Braxis: November 16th

The first ever PvP brawl returns to the Nexus. It's time to Escape from Braxis! Today at 09:12 by Stan

We have two major nerfs coming in on the PvE side of things, one from raiding and one from Mythic+. First off there's the massive nerf to Mythrax' Oblivion Spheres having them prioritize ranged targets, making the encounter much easier on all difficulties: Today at 03:20 by Starym 2 comments

Two Priest Cards Revealed in Loa & Lore Hearthside Chat with Dave Kosak

Dave Kosak is here in the latest Hearthside Chat video to talk about the lore of Rastakhan's Rumble. He also revealed two Priest cards: the Loa of Death, Bwonsamdi, and his Spirit! Yesterday at 19:47 by Zadina 8 comments

It seems the free weekends have escalated! We're getting a full week of Overwatch for free starting Tuesday, with all Heroes and Maps available, including Ashe! There's also three sprays to be earned during the promotion for all players, by watching some OW on twitch. Check out the full details below and get some friends to the game if everyone hasn't tried it already! Yesterday at 19:10 by Starym

PTR Patch Notes: Nov 14 - Brigitte Nerf, other Hero Buffs

There's a whole lot of Hero changes in today's PTR patch, as well as a new option for Windows Spatial Audio and the usual bug fixes. Only two nerfs this time, but the first one's a biggie, with Brigitte no longer being able to stun through barriers with Shield Bash, making Reinhardts everywhere rejoice! The other nerf comes courtesy of Doomfist as his Seismic Slam range has been reduced, but at least he also got a buff to Rising Uppercut. Everything else is buffs all round, as Bastion, McCree and Torbjorn get some upgrades. Yesterday at 07:26 by Starym 3 comments

Official Forum Upgrades, 5th Azerite Ring Release Date

The official WoW forums are getting a makeover, following suit with the Overwatch, HotS and BlizzCon ones! After an 8 hour maintenance tomorrow we'll be getting improved functionality including real time thread updates, the return of the Blizz tracker, infinite scroll for the threads, a new advanced search option, as well as new notification options and more! Yesterday at 02:18 by Starym 2 comments

War Mode has been improved recently, with a hotfix that will force a more even ratio of both factions present in each shard. While it's unclear when "some time ago" was exactly, this should help with the faction imbalance players have been encountering. It won't, however, be an instant nor absolute fix for the issue, as it still takes some time for the shard to balance itself out. There will also be more improvements coming with 8.1, including better rewards for the underrepresented faction in the shard. Yesterday at 01:16 by Starym 20 comments

Deadset talks about Diablo Immortal and the initial backlash in the latest episode of our podcast and you'll also find out why Paris is the best city in the world. Nov 14, 2018 at 22:41 by Stan

Battle of Dazaralor Raid Testing: H+ M Nov 15th - 19th

It's time for more battles as raid testing returns this weekend (and Thursday)! Both factions get to check the bosses out, as well as the opposing faction's bosses using the new flashback mechanic. We're getting both Heroic and Mythic tested this time around, with the first wing of LFR opening on Friday and staying open throughout the weekend. Nov 14, 2018 at 21:49 by Starym

We have a new Tavern Brawl this week and the rules are simple: both players get to have two turns, instead of one. Nov 14, 2018 at 21:32 by Zadina 2 comments

As usual, the card reveals will begin with a live stream on November 19 at 10:00 a.m. PST hosted by Peter Whalen and Regiskillbin. Nov 14, 2018 at 21:05 by Zadina 1 comment

ExceLs Angels Q&A: Submit Your Questions!

It's time to poke our friends over at exceL and get some hints and tips for Mythic+! It's up to you guys to dig up all the interesting info and ask the right questions, whether it's about the recent MDI Invitational, Mythic+ in general or even next season's new Reaping affix! Nov 14, 2018 at 01:05 by Starym 4 comments

It's a good day for solos it seems, as we now have a Mythic Helya kill, right after the amazing +11 Atal'Dazar! Durendil went into Trial of Valor on his own and faced the tentacles and light water splashes of Helheim and came out on top in what he describes as a fight that has everything he ever wanted from a solo encounter. Nov 14, 2018 at 00:32 by Starym 1 comment

Mythic+11 AtalDazar Soloed by Demon Hunter

We saw him solo Freehold +9 and now Iway is back with another impressive soloing video. With item level 382, he managed to clear Atal'Dazar +11 alone! Nov 13, 2018 at 22:18 by Stan 9 comments

Events for this week include Burning Crusade Timewalking and the Temple of Hotmogu PvP Brawl! Nov 13, 2018 at 20:35 by Stan 1 comment

Live Patch Notes: Nov 13 - Ashe + Mercy, Roadhog, Reaper and Symmetra Buffs

Ashe has arrived! After a short stint on the PTR the 29th Hero of Overwatch is here, incredibly fast after her announcement less than 10 days ago. We're also seeing some Mercy buffs focusing on her Valkyrie ult, a whole lot of Roadhog love, from the hook to the main weapon and ult, as well as Reaper and Symmetra buffs as well. That's a whole lot of improvements for the Heroes, and we're getting the usual big amount of bug fixes as well. Nov 13, 2018 at 20:07 by Starym 1 comment

Belligerent Gnome Reveal: Rastakhans Rumble

The Hearthstone heroes are trying to enjoy Rastakhan's Rumble but a fellow spectator named Belligerent Gnome is annoying Rexxar! Nov 13, 2018 at 19:27 by Zadina 2 comments

Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes: November 13th

The latest patch is now live with Orphea, visual updates to Dragon Shire, and new Hero bundles! Nov 13, 2018 at 18:36 by Stan 12 comments

Cho'gall and Jaina are on sale this week and for the next two weeks, the 360 Day Boost will be available for a massive discount along with new Hero bundles! Nov 13, 2018 at 17:56 by Stan

Wrath of the Lich Kings 10th Anniversary

Feeling old yet? Wrath of the Lich King was released 10 years ago! Nov 13, 2018 at 17:28 by Stan 11 comments

The fourth Heroes of the Storm comic coincides with the release of Orphea, Heir of the Raven Court. Nov 13, 2018 at 15:32 by Stan 2 comments

In the latest Method interview, we learned how the new Reaping affix will play out in Tides of Vengeance. Nov 13, 2018 at 14:10 by Stan 3 comments

MMO-Champion sat down with Alex Afrasiabi and Patrick Dawson to discuss Mythic raiding, the War Campaign, multithreading support in Patch 8.1, and more. Nov 13, 2018 at 12:23 by Stan

Ticket Scalper & Heavy Metal! Reveals: Rastakhans Rumble

Two new cards from Rastakhan's Rumble were revealed in an official blog post detailing the story of the upcoming expansion. Nov 12, 2018 at 21:17 by Zadina 5 comments

Check out the schedule of upcoming micro-holidays! Nov 12, 2018 at 17:09 by Stan

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: November 13th

Free Hero rotation for this week includes Sylvanas, Illidan, D.Va, and Rexxar. Nov 12, 2018 at 11:35 by Stan

Alex Afrasiabis Eurogamer Interview on Sylvanas Fate

WoW's Creative Director talked to Eurogamer at BlizzCon 2018 about BfA's most controversial character: Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner. Nov 11, 2018 at 23:00 by Zadina 17 comments

The Starting Zone BlizzCon 2018 Interview

The Starting Zone interviewed Senior Art Director Chris Robinson and Assistant Technical Director Frank Kowalkowski in the first part of the podcast. The second part includes an exclusive audio from the press conference with Senior Game Designer Jeremy Feasel and Lead Environment Artist Tina Wang. Nov 11, 2018 at 18:13 by Stan 2 comments

Forbes Interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas on War Mode

Forbes' Heather Newman interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas who spoke about War Mode and faction balance in PvP. Nov 11, 2018 at 17:12 by Stan 6 comments

In the latest 8.1 PTR build, Blizzard nerfed XP required per level, the fifth ring was added to Battle of Dazar'alor Azerite Armor and Jaina's Mythic mount received a new model. Nov 11, 2018 at 15:37 by Stan

Podcast #29

Post BlizzCon Briefing

Diablo

Diablo Immortal, Deadset's impressions after the initial shock
WoW

Sylvanas, WoW Classic expansions, WCIII Reforged custom maps, 8.1 XP nerfs
Hearthstone

100 million players!
Heroes

Three importants changes announced at BlizzCon
Overwatch

Ashe is out, Paris is Eternal
General News

Activision Blizzard investors call

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On Icy Veins, you will find news and guides about your favorite Blizzard games:

class guides for World of Warcraft reviewed by top players and theorycrafters, as well as guides for transmogrification, events, quest lines, raids, etc.;
decks, arena spreadsheets for Hearthstone written by Kat and L0rinda, as well as beginner guides and walkthroughs for solo content;
barbarian builds, crusader builds, demon hunter builds, monk builds, witch doctor builds, wizard builds, and crafting/farming guides for Diablo 3 written by Deadset;
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Overwatch guides for offense, defense, support, and tank heroes, reviewed by top players.

CHANGELOG

14 Nov. 2018: Elemental Shaman PvP
- Updated guide for Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1, changed Authors.
13 Nov. 2018: Arms Warrior PvP
- Added Gear Recommendations section.
13 Nov. 2018: Fire Mage Azerite Traits and Armor
- Added Blaster Master information.
13 Nov. 2018: Fire Mage Introduction
- Updated viability to be complete with current information and added a balance changes section.
13 Nov. 2018: Fury Warrior PvP
- Added Gear Recommendations section.
13 Nov. 2018: Leoric Talent Build
- Updated Leoric's talent builds and talents section.
13 Nov. 2018: Orphea Abilities and Strategy
- Guide published.
13 Nov. 2018: Orphea Introduction
- Guide published.

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