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Official Great Vault Mythic+ Rewards Reminder
Blizzard have clarified/reminded players that their loot from the Great Vault for next week will still be 9.0.2-based, meaning the Mythic+ items you get from it WILL NOT be upgradeable via Valor points. They will be starting from the reset after this one.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 01:33
Patch 9.0.5 Releases on March 9th/10th + Patch Notes
Patch 9.0.5 arrives with the next reset on Tuesday/Wednesday and here are the full patch notes! There's plenty of updates to the game, from Adventure table to class, Covenant, dungeon, raid, legendary and more tuning, with the highlight of the patch being the new Mythic+ Valor points system. There's also updates for the WoW Companion App!There's even the Wandering Ancient mount to look forward to! World of Warcraft WoW Today at 01:14
Diablo 3 Patch 2.7.0 PTR Update
The Diablo patch 2.7.0 PTR has been updated with changes to followers, items and some bug fixes, and you can check the all out below. If you want to see all of the 2.7.0 notes and not just the most recent update, head on over here.
Diablo III
D3
Yesterday at 23:28
The Specless Return: 10-60 Without Choosing a Spec
We've seen the rise of the new breed of specless players back in the pre-patch, but now they're coming to Shadowlands as well!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 22:14
WoW Zones As Emojis + Guess Which Is Which
Ogrimmmar has tried to express various WoW zones via emojis, and there's a pretty fun guessing game in there as well!
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
Yesterday at 19:04
9.0.5 Valor Amounts Detailed
Blizzard talk about the specifics of the Valor caps and how they will be accelerating them due to the systems late addition, with a 5000 cap to start, increasing by 750 each week. You also won't be able to hoard it, as a character can only hold 1500 at a time.
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Yesterday at 17:54
The Burning Crusade Classic Internal Alpha Has Begun
The Burning Crusade Classic Internal Alpha has begun.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Yesterday at 17:11
Castle Nathria Alliance Mythic Hall of Fame Reportedly Tainted By Boosts
The Alliance Castle Nathria Mythic Hall of Fame is finally full, but it appears that a Chinese boosting guild has filled it with many Cutting Edge runs discovered by players through Warcraft Logs.
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
Yesterday at 15:23
Stormwind in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? Yes.
We've seen plenty of WoW recreations in other games, from Minecraft, the Sims and so on, but this is a pretty new one as a part of Stormwind has been made in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 06:14
Huge Devos Cheese/Potential Exploit in Spires of Ascension
It seems there's a much easier way to handle Devos, the final boss of the Spires of Ascension, as many players have been using this extremely powerful cheese/creative use of game mechanics/exploit to speed things up and make the encounter trivial.
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
Mar 03, 2021 at 21:18
Castle Nathria DPS Log Rankings and Analysis: Week 12
Here we are in Nathria week 12 where there's still a lot of movement, with Retribution and Arcane jumping unexpectedly, heading into the upper reaches of the rankings. Frost has gone back down after its surge,sticking to the middle of the pack in the higher percentiles, as Balance, Affliction and Fire remain at their top 3 spots.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 03, 2021 at 20:13
Shattered Helm of Domination Arrives to Collector
It appears Sylvanas got ahold of the Helm of Domination replica in the mail before Illusion4021, who received the helm shattered...
World of Warcraft
WoW
10 comments
Mar 03, 2021 at 18:17
Rogue Update in Patch 9.0.5
Blizzard just outlined the changes coming to Rogue's Serrated Bone Spike (Necrolord Covenant Ability) in Patch 9.0.5.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 03, 2021 at 17:02
Will Patch 9.0.5 Release on March 16?
This week's Patch 9.0.5 Build 37774 was marked as Release Candidate, but when will the patch hit live servers?
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Mar 03, 2021 at 16:41
Undocumented Windwalker Monk Changes in Patch 9.0.5
The Peak of Serenity Discord spotted two undocumented Windwalker Monk changes that will likely result in a DPS loss for the spec in Patch 9.0.5.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 03, 2021 at 14:51
Castle Nathria Alliance Hall of Fame Complete, Cross-Realm Mythic Enabled Soon
We finally have 100 Alliance guilds that have taken down Sire Denathrius and cleared Castle Nathria on Mythic difficulty, which means cross-realm Mythic is on its way!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 03, 2021 at 06:11
Night Fae Blood DK Finishes Keystone Master on Controller in PUGs
Here's another Mythic+ non-meta victory, with a controller using tank finishing up the achievement in the worst Covenant for the spec in M+, in PUGs!
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 19:27
World Boss for the Week of March 2nd - Mortanis
This week's world boss is Mortanis and you can find him in Maldraxxus.
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Mar 02, 2021 at 19:04
EU Server Issues: No Servers Currently Available (March 2nd)
There seem to be some new issues with the EU authentication servers, as many players are unable to log in. So if you're having trouble playing at the moment, don't worry, it's not just you:
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Mar 02, 2021 at 18:49
Spec Tier List for Mythic+ in Shadowlands Season 1
Are you wondering how your spec performs in Mythic+? Here's a tier list with all specializations!
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 17:39
Weekly Quest Rewards 750 Anima
You will receive 750 Anima and 500 reputation with your chosen faction after completing 20 World Quests this week.
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Mar 02, 2021 at 16:39
A Preview of Shadowlands Season 2 Mounts
We're looking at Shadowlands Season 2 mounts coming in Patch 9.1!
World of Warcraft
WoW
6 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 15:37
Patch 9.0.5 Build 37774: Chain Lightning Buff
Blizzard buffed Shaman's Chain Lightning in this week's 9.0.5 PTR build that is labeled as Release Candidate!
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 13:41
Blizzard Change Copyright Line on PTR After Reddit Joke
It seems Blizzard do read reddit and take some cues from there, as an update to the PTR today came directly from an earlier post on r/wow!
World of Warcraft
WoW
6 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 07:11
9.0.5 PTR Build Marked As Release Candidate
The current patch 9.0.5 PTR build (37774) has been marked as a Release Candidate, meaning we're close to it going live. Blizzard have already stated that the patch is expected to arrive some time in March and this very much confirms that. The 23rd would be the best guess but we may see it as early as the 16th as well, so here's hoping!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 02, 2021 at 05:27
Raid and Dungeon Tuning: March 2nd
Blizzard just announced an upcoming tuning pass for 3 bosses in Castle Nathria and several changes to Sanguine Depths!
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Mar 02, 2021 at 01:09
Very Fast 50-60 Leveling Method, Possibly Even Under 2 Hours
It seems it's the week of leveling tricks, as we now have a very fast method on our hands, after yesterday's very low-effort one. Unlike that one, however, this one is definitely leaning on the exploit side of things, so keep that in mind.
World of Warcraft
WoW
8 comments
Mar 01, 2021 at 23:37
Shadowlands Mythic+ DPS, Tank and Healer Log Rankings: Weeks 11 and 12
Here come two more weeks of Mythic+ logs, with the class tuning changes having settled in. This week saw a +26 get taken down and not that many changes in the rankings since last time, as the meta seems to have very much settled in, so we'll be looking at the DPS, tanks and healers in all keys and some higher ones, as usual.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Mar 01, 2021 at 19:04
Train Your Mechanics-Dodging Skills With This New Browser Game!
The maker of the awesome Castle Pineapplia is back with a new browser game, but this one focuses on your dodging specific abilities!
World of Warcraft
WoW
6 comments
Mar 01, 2021 at 06:43
Easy and Low-Effort, 3-Button 50-60 Leveling Method
If you have a ton of alts you want to try out and don't feel like putting in too much effort, here's a not too slow and very easy way to get from 50 to 60!
World of Warcraft
WoW
14 comments
Feb 28, 2021 at 21:19
WELCOME TO ICY VEINS!
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 Shadowlands, PvP, Mythic+, raids, etc.;
- decks, arena spreadsheets for Hearthstone written by Kat, 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;
- build guides for tank, bruiser, melee assassin, ranged assassin, healer, and support build guides for Heroes of the Storm written by Derenash, Elitesparkle, Outofmilk, and Oxygen;
- class guides for WoW Classic, as well as guides for dungeons and professions.
CHANGELOG
- 28 Feb. 2021: AoE Frost Mage Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Arcane Mage Mage Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Arms Warrior Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Dagger Rogue Leveling
- Set the level slider to start at level 60.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Elemental Shaman Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Enhancement Shaman Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Fire Mage Mage Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
- 28 Feb. 2021: Fury Warrior Leveling
- Changed the slider starting point to maximum level.
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