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Patch 7.3 - Reputation Guides Our guide section has been updated with Patch 7.3 reputation guides.

FinalBossTV Episode 152: Legion Brewmaster Monks

Last week, Bay sat down with wordup and talked about Enhancement Shamans in Legon. He's back with another very detailed videos for all Brewmaster Monk players. Today at 18:38 by Stan

Muddymonk Unlocked All Mage Tower Artifact Appearances

Many players are still waiting for Patch 7.3 to go live, before they complete the Mage Tower Challenge for their Artifact weapon appearance, because with increasing item level, the challenge becomes more trivial. If you have your appearance unlocked and think how good you are, you probably haven't heard of Muddymonk! Today at 18:08 by Stan 3 comments

Patch 7.3.5: Argus the Unmaker Boss Preview

Redditor eke00372 uploaded a video of Argus the Unmaker from PTR. Blizzard opened Antorus for testing and a guild was able to access the raid's final boss, even though testing should have ended with Aggramar. The fight is still very unfinished. The boss can be CCed and isn't even an elite. Today at 13:32 by Stan

Gamescom 2017 Hero Teasers

Gamescom 2017 approaches and Blizzard started teasing what could be the quarters of Naxxramas. Today at 01:42 by Stan 6 comments

Patch 7.3 - Reputation Guides

Learn more about how to gain reputation with Argussian Reach and Army of the Light factions in Patch 7.3. Yesterday at 16:44 by Stan 2 comments

Weekly Collection Update: Aug 22

In next week's sale you can grab two Specialists - Probius, Sylvanas, and a bunch of skins and mounts! Yesterday at 15:33 by Stan 1 comment

Patch 7.3: Build 24853 Overview

The third 7.3 PTR build this week indicates that 7.3 development is nearly done. This time, we're getting a lot of spec aura updates. Yesterday at 13:43 by Stan

Choose Your Hearthstone Global Games Champion

Choose your Champion returns for the Hearthstone Global Games finals. Yesterday at 12:48 by Zadina

Hearthstone Meta Report #1 - The First Week of KFT

We take a look back on the first week of the KFT metagame to share everything you can do to dominate the next one. Yesterday at 11:26 by Aleco 5 comments

BlizzCon 2017 Contest Registration

Registration for BlizzCon 2017 is now open!. The deadline to submit your entry (regardless of content) is August 31, 2017. Aug 18, 2017 at 23:28 by Stan

Patch 7.3: New Battle Pets

A look at the remaining battle pets added in Patch 7.3. Aug 18, 2017 at 17:30 by Stan 9 comments

PvP Like a Pro: Practicing Effectively

Two weeks ago, Blizzard started the PvP Like a Pro series, where they talk to world best Arena players. The first part was about finding the right partners and the second discussed team composition. Part 3 is devoted to effective practicing. Aug 18, 2017 at 15:03 by Stan

Heroes Brawl: Lost Cavern (Aug 18)

Lost Cavern is a single-lane battleground that has been chosen for this week's brawl! Complete three matches to earn a Loot Chest. Aug 17, 2017 at 22:18 by Stan 1 comment

Blizzard at gamescom 2017 Event Schedule

See when we may or may not get to see the next WoW expansion announcement and everything else going on at gamescom! Aug 17, 2017 at 16:17 by Starym 6 comments

Patch 7.3: New Caster Animations

With 7.3 on the horizon, Blizzard did an official preview of new caster animations with videos and developer comments. Aug 16, 2017 at 17:32 by Stan 8 comments

WTF Moments Episode 90

The 90th episode of WTF Moments is here. Aug 16, 2017 at 15:19 by Stan 6 comments

Patch 7.3: Dungeon Difficulty & Rewards

In Patch 7.3, Blizzard will be increasing the difficulty and rewards from dungeons across the board. The changes help keep dungeons relevant even at the end of the expansion. Aug 16, 2017 at 13:41 by Stan 11 comments

Legend in the Making - An Advanced Guide to Competitive HS: Part 3

In part three we learn about "line up theory", the art or matching up threats and answers. We also explore the importance of mulligans and why it may not always be correct to ship away expensive cards. Aug 16, 2017 at 13:33 by Aleco 5 comments

Mythic Antorus Raid Testing: August 17-21

We're going back to Antorus to test some more bosses starting Thursday, and it's all Mythic all the time this week! We also get the first wing of LFR starting Friday. Aug 15, 2017 at 21:52 by Starym 6 comments

Patch 2.6.1 PTR Patch Notes

We have a brand new PTR up for D3 and there's quite a few skill changes for Barbarians, Crusaders and especially Necromancers, not just to their stats but to how the actually work. There's also a LOT of legendary item and set number tweaks, the general gist of which is higher numbers! And finally we also get some bug fixes and some GR map tuning as well. Aug 15, 2017 at 21:24 by Starym 18 comments

PTR Development Notes - Build 24829

Blizzard's busy with 7.3 testing and the patch will probably be live by the end of August. This week's second 7.3 PTR build focuses on content rollout using an accelerated schedule. Aug 15, 2017 at 20:22 by Stan 2 comments

Whispers of a Frightened World Scenario Now Live

Last week saw the arrival of doomsayers and the 7.3 pre-launch event continues with a new Magni Bronzebeard scenario and a quest called Whispers of a Frightened World. Aug 15, 2017 at 18:47 by Stan 7 comments

This Week in WoW: Aug 15

Trial of Style micro-holiday will be up for the first time and you can unlock new transmog sets. Finish the weekly quest to get a piece of Heroic Tomb of Sargeras gear and if you're a Death Knight, go kill the Soultakers for the hidden Artifact appearance. Aug 15, 2017 at 18:04 by Stan

Patch 7.3: Build 24834 Overview

This week's 7.3 PTR build is here, with minor changes to the Broken Isles world map and Profession items. Aug 15, 2017 at 16:34 by Stan 3 comments

Heroes Showdown at Gamescom 2017

It's time to get hyped! Gamescom 2017 is just over a week away and even though Blizzard hasn't shared the full schedule yet, we'll get to see Team expert battling it out against Team Liquid on August 23 from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST. Aug 15, 2017 at 12:58 by Stan 2 comments

First Large Tournament of the Knights of the Frozen Throne Meta

The first $10k tournament of the new meta, the Loot.bet Brawl, will take place from 15-22 August. Aug 15, 2017 at 08:04 by L0rinda 3 comments

Patch 7.3: Returning Player Guide

Our returing player guide is stuffed with relevant information for players that haven't played WoW for a while and they'd like to give it a go in 7.3. Aug 15, 2017 at 00:01 by Stan 14 comments

The Battle.net Name Is Back

Not that it ever truly left, at least as far as players were concerned, but Blizzard have announced a return to the old naming convention, with a small addition. We will now have the "Blizzard Battle.net" name for the service! Aug 14, 2017 at 22:22 by Starym 14 comments

Patch 7.3: Hakmud of Argus is Finally Home

Redditor bionic10 wrote a suggestion 11 days ago how cool it would be if Hakmud of Argus had new flavor text once you dismount Reins of the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth on Argus and Blizzard added a new dialogue line for him! Aug 14, 2017 at 15:34 by Stan 7 comments

Activision Blizzard Investor Call - Q2 2017

Quarterly results of the Activison Blizzard Investor Call are here and Blizzard reached a new all-time record of Monthly Active Users (MAUs)! Aug 14, 2017 at 14:37 by Stan 12 comments

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