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Battle for Azeroth Beta Key Contest: News Week A new week with new chances for beta keys!

New Warlock Summon Demon Animations in Battle for Azeroth

Warlock demons received brand new summon animations in the latest Beta Build 26781 and they now emerge from various portals when summoned. Today at 01:30 by Stan

Grouping Stats, Effects on Matchmaking, Skill Rating and More

With the LFG tool coming to live soon Scott Mercer has taken it upon himself to address players' general dislike of grouping in general. In the post below he clarifies the real effects of grouping on matchmaking, skill rating changes and more, to combat common misconceptions. We also get some great stats related to the matter, like the fact that the most common match-up in competitive play in the last 4 months has been 2,1,1,1,1 vs. 2,1,1,1,1! Today at 00:33 by Starym

Battle for Azeroth Beta Build 26871 Talent Changes

In Battle for Azeroth Beta Build 26871, Frost Death Knights had Winter is Coming removed and Arcane Mages received three new talents. Today at 00:00 by Stan

Uthers Tomb Visual Update in Battle for Azeroth Beta 26781

Uther's Tomb has been updated multiple times on Beta and this week is no different. Purpose of the update remains unknown for now, but it's safe to assume that it will play an important role in Battle for Azeroth. Yesterday at 22:08 by Stan 4 comments

Tavern Brawl: Shadow Reflection

This is the second time this Brawl appears. Yesterday at 19:13 by Zadina 2 comments

A New Unit of Distance: Feasts + Beta Key Giveaway

It's getting pretty obvious that we're at the end of an expansion cycle because people are starting to do... weird... things... From 7 hour long solo boss fights to, well, the 7 hour boss fight should be enough on its own, but we now have another sign of the end times: feasts!
You can also win one of 28 BfA beta keys if you help us out with a critical question - read more about it at the bottom of the article. Yesterday at 18:18 by Starym 32 comments

Research Advancement in Battle for Azeroth

Blizzard added research advancements to the game in this week's Battle for Azeroth Beta Build 26871. We have six tiers of research that provide various boons in the new expansion. Yesterday at 11:54 by Stan

Mole Machine Dark Iron Dwarf Racial in Battle for Azeroth

Mole Machine (Dark Iron Dwarf racial) has been enabled on Battle for Azeroth Beta. It creates a mole machine that teleports you and your party members to Ironforge or Stormwind. The spell has a 30-minute cooldown. Yesterday at 10:25 by Stan 2 comments

Battle for Azeroth Login Screen

With Battle for Azeroth just two months away, Blizzard has updated the old Legion login screen with a new one in this week's Beta Build 26871. Yesterday at 00:42 by Stan 6 comments

New Echoes of Alterac Bundles & Skin Packs

New Warcraft-themed skins are now available for purchase in Heroes of the Storm until July 9 and for the first time, new Hero skins included in the event bundles are also available in separate Skin packs. Jun 19, 2018 at 23:17 by Stan 6 comments

Things to Do Before Battle for Azeroth Goes Live

In this article, we're taking a look at content worth finishing before Battle for Azeroth goes live. Jun 19, 2018 at 22:27 by Stan 1 comment

Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes: June 19th

A short batch today as Battle for Azeroth approaches, focusing on Antorus Mythic. It's all about the final boss, Argus the Unmaker, nerfing his health and two abilities. Jun 19, 2018 at 20:42 by Starym 3 comments

Patch 4.4.0: New Co-op Mission, Nova, Zagara, Kerrigan Updates

The latest StarCraft 2 patch is coming next week and it brings a ton of co-op goodness! Cradle of Death is the biggest addition, a new co-op map inspired by a fan creation and focusing on controllable escort targets, new units and a big explosion at the end. We're also getting some reworks on three co-op commanders, namely Nova, Zagara and Kerrigan and you can check all the details below. Jun 19, 2018 at 17:45 by Starym 1 comment

Alterac Pass Now Live + BfA Beta Key Giveaway

The new battleground is now live in non-Ranked Modes together with the new Warcraft-themed skins and we're celebrating the release with a BfA beta key giveaway! Jun 19, 2018 at 17:34 by Stan 4 comments

Storytelling Panel from E3 2018

In case you missed it, there was a storytelling panel back at E3 a few days ago with Steve Danuser, Sr. Narrative Designer, Terran Gregory, Project Director and Christie Golden, Sr. Writer. The full title of the panel is World of Warcraft Storytelling: Bringing a Robust Universe to Life Through Different Mediums, and covers how the writing team connect all the disparate WoW lore and story sources, including books, comics, as well as all other online and in-game sources. Jun 19, 2018 at 17:18 by Starym 1 comment

This Week in WoW: Jun 19

Events for this week include Cataclysm Timewalking and the Midsummer Fire Festival Event. Alchemists can obtain the rank 3 Recipe: Potion of Prolonged Power from Naz'ak, and more. Jun 19, 2018 at 17:05 by Stan

Volskaya Foundry Temporarily Disabled in Ranked Play

Volskaya Foundry has been temporarily disabled from Ranked play modes due to a bug. This is the third Heroes of the Storm battleground to become unavailable after Haunted Mines and Hanamura. Jun 19, 2018 at 13:34 by Stan 6 comments

Battle for Azeroth Beta Key Contest: News Week

It's a new week and the perfect opportunity to give out a new batch of beta keys for Battle for Azeroth! This week, we're going to be putting multiple contests into certain news posts that discuss something WoW-related. Each post will act as a separate contest that users can enter, with a total of 4 going live on the forums and an additional 1 on Twitter. Jun 19, 2018 at 11:35 by Blainie 18 comments

The Story of Alterac Valley by Nobbel87

Alterac Pass is going live tomorrow and to tell you all about it, Blizzard asked Nobbel87 to create a lore video, explaining the story behind Alterac Valley in World of Warcraft. Jun 18, 2018 at 12:42 by Stan 10 comments

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: Jun 19

The free Hero rotation has been updated for the week of June 19! Jun 18, 2018 at 10:53 by Stan 7 comments

Battle for Azeroth Beta Build 26812 Talent Changes

The most recent Beta Build 26812 includes Frost Death Knight & Brewmaster Monk talent updates. Check out the highlights! Jun 17, 2018 at 17:56 by Stan 9 comments

Legion Artifact Retirement Questline in Patch 8.0

8.0 PTR servers have been updated with the Legion Artifact retirement questline. Artifact traits will no longer function when the pre-patch goes live and here's a preview of the questline. This article contains spoilers. Jun 16, 2018 at 15:13 by Stan 10 comments

Method on Raiding: Best Bosses, Legion Review and More Videos

Legion is coming to an end very soon, and Battle for Azeroth isn't quite here yet, so what better time to look back at this and previous expansions. Method have been doing just this in the past weeks, obviously focusing on what they know best, aka top tier raiding, with many videos covering WoW's premier PvE activity (for now at least, with M+ knocking at that door). Jun 16, 2018 at 10:40 by Starym

Blizzard Dance & Cosplay Contest at Gamescom 2018

Blizzard will be back this year at gamescom 2018 with their cosplay contest! If you'd like to participate in the contest, sign-ups are open until July 25. Jun 15, 2018 at 22:23 by Stan 6 comments

Heroes of the Storm Hotfixes: Jun 15

Blizzard released a new hotfix to fix bugs affecting Garrosh, Ragnaros, and E.T.C. Jun 15, 2018 at 21:07 by Stan 2 comments

Dev Watercooler: WoW Classic Development

Blizzard released a new Dev Watercooler today with information about the ongoing WoW: Classic development. Classic servers will run on Patch 1.12: Drums of War, because it represents the most complete version of the classic experience. Devs are hard at work to make the modern client compatible with the classic data. Jun 15, 2018 at 20:24 by Stan 8 comments

Deadsets Guide Compendium for Season 14 / Patch 2.6.1

The latest season of Diablo, Season 14, launches today and we've prepared a list of all the best builds for you to get started with! Check them out and get ready for some greedy gearing with Deadset! Jun 15, 2018 at 14:21 by Deadset 3 comments

Weekly Collection Update: Jun 19

Stukov and Nova will be on sale next week at a reduced Gem price. Jun 15, 2018 at 12:14 by Stan

Main Battle for Azeroth Music Theme: Before the Storm

It seems Before the Storm isn't just the pre-expansion novel that sets up the Battle for Azeroth events, but also the main theme for World of Warcraft's seventh expansion! So sit back and enjoy the very atmospheric tune and if you're feeling particularly meta, go ahead and read Before the Storm while listening to Before the Storm for that extra immersion! Jun 15, 2018 at 07:09 by Starym 9 comments

Weekly Brawl - Punisher Arena: Jun 15

Battle it out on Punisher Arena! Pick one of three randomly-selected Heroes, slay your foes and the enemy Punisher to earn points for your team and win two rounds to claim victory. Complete 3 matches to receive a Loot Chest. Jun 15, 2018 at 00:17 by Stan

Podcast #18

Angry Stan Isn't Angry

Overwatch

New social features (endorsements and LFG), Symmetra rework
Hearthstone

Taverns of Time event, patch 11.2 issues
Heroes

Echoes of Alterac event: Yrel and Alterac Pass
WoW

New comic, Mage Tower, Azerite Powers, Before the Storm
Diablo

Themed Seasons (season 14) and unannounced Diablo project

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15 Jul. 2018: Yrel Talent Build
- Changed Maraad's Insight from Not Recommended to Recommended.
19 Jun. 2018: Beast Mastery Hunter Battle for Azeroth
- Endurance Training now increases max health by 5%, down from 8%.
19 Jun. 2018: Goblin Farming Guide
- Added guide.
19 Jun. 2018: Marksmanship Hunter Battle for Azeroth
- Endurance Training now increases max health by 5%, down from 8%.
19 Jun. 2018: Mistweaver Monk Battle for Azeroth
- Renewing Mists charge system added and Uplifting Trance moved to removed abilities.
19 Jun. 2018: Odd Rogue Deck
- Deck added.
19 Jun. 2018: Protection Paladin Battle for Azeroth
- Page added.
19 Jun. 2018: Survival Hunter Battle for Azeroth
- Endurance Training now increases max health by 5%, down from 8%.

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