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We're looking at the final Mythic+ Tier List of the Shadowlands expansion. Today at 20:07 by Stan

Worgen Nightmare Fuel/Hilarity on the Gear Sets Screen

The pre-patch period always brings plenty of bugs with it, but it seems the dignity of Worgen has suffered in particular this time around, as their gear sets collection screen isn't looking so hot. There's more than a couple of bugs happening here, related to the Worgen's dual nature, but all of them are equally horrifying and hilarious. 1 comment Today at 18:21 by Starym

2-Man Castle Nathria, Vigilant Guardian and Mythic +15 in Time

The duos are at it again as HeroicSolo and Durendil are 2-manning all sorts of content in the Dragonflight pre-patch! Today we have three Castle Nathria bosses and Vigilant Guardian from the Sepulcher on Normal mode, as well as a +15 in time Tazavesh run! Today at 17:55 by Starym

Dragonflight Professions: Secondary Crafting and Gathering Stats Explained

The Professions overhaul in Dragonflight introduced multiple secondary crafting and gathering stats, but what exactly do they mean and why are they relevant? Find out more about deftness, inspiration, multicraft, resourcefulness, finesse, and more, in our latest post. 2 comments Today at 13:16 by Stan

A Reminder for Transmog Collectors: Change the Vendor Filter

Here's a valuable tip for all Transmog collectors! Don't forget to change the vendor filter from your class to "All" to see weapons hidden from your character. Today at 12:46 by Stan

Putting a Plan Together Quest Currently Up on Live Servers

The quest for the Hand of Nilganihmaht mount is now available on live servers! 3 comments Today at 09:57 by Stan

Dragonflight Pre-Patch Paladin One-Shot Combo

Rextroy returns with a Paladin one-shot that eliminates opponents with a single button press. 2 comments Yesterday at 21:49 by Stan

Preachs Trip to Blizzard HQ Video Part 1

Preach has uploaded a video of his trip to Blizzard HQ in Irvine, California. The video contains interviews with General Manager John Hight, Executive Producer Holly Longdale and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. 6 comments Yesterday at 19:21 by Staff

Uldaman Book Reveals Interesting Lore About Odyn and the Black Empire

Players have discovered a new book in Uldaman which contains some interesting lore about the titans, Odyn, and the Black Empire. 5 comments Yesterday at 16:41 by Stan

Video Previews of All Renown Rewards in Dragonflight

Content creator MrGM released four videos showcasing Renown rewards in the Dragonflight expansion for every major faction. Check them out! Yesterday at 15:51 by Stan

3D extraordinaire Fishbones06 is back with an interesting new mount concept. 2 comments Yesterday at 14:48 by Stan

Dragonflight Renown and Reputation Guides

Renown is returning in a simplified form in Dragonflight along with four new Major Factions. 6 comments Yesterday at 10:59 by Staff

Icy Veins Mythic+ Dragonflight Class Spec Tier List

After a whole lot of work and looking into every detail and factor, the Icy Veins Mythic+ spec tier list for Dragonflight Season 1 is ready! Well, ready in terms of the information available now, as it will be constantly updated as new information and tuning comes along.

Our guide writer Petko put the list together and you can (and very much should) read the full page as it has a LOT of very detailed information for each of the specs and why there are where they are (including sections for playstyle and cooldown, utility, defensives and self-sustain, mobility and more)but for now let's take a look at the S tier ones. You can find the tank and healer rankings there as well. 5 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 21:32 by Staff

3 Sylvanas Legendary Bows in One Run, Two Thoridals and a Triple Fish Day: The Loot Luck Post

We seem to have a special bow/fishing edition this time around as players have been having all sorts of luck with their drops recently! Now, in this first particular case luck is a relative term, although a triple legendary is still nothing to sneeze at. 3 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 20:02 by Starym

360 View Guess That WoW Location Game: 100,000 Spots, Movement and Multiplayer

Here's a very impressive one, as TheEdenChild and a friend put together a huge GeoGuessr for WoW, featuring a crazy amount of locations. But that wasn't quite enough for them as they also put in actual leaderboards and multiplayer, on top of the fully 360 degree panoramas and movement-enabled locations, all based off of around 3,000,000 in-game images! Nov 24, 2022 at 18:57 by Starym

Official Preview of Revamped Professions in Dragonflight

Learn more about updates to the profession system in World of Warcraft coming in Dragonflight in the official preview. Nov 24, 2022 at 18:04 by Staff

Support a Streamer on Twitch and Earn the Ichabod Pet

World of Warcraft's partnering with Twitch to host Support a Streamer during Dragonflight launch, rewarding viewers for gifting subscriptions to participating streamers with the Ichabod pet. 1 comment Nov 24, 2022 at 17:55 by Staff

Abandon All Quests Macro for Dragonflight Launch

If you have multiple alts, you will definitely appreciate a macro that removes all quests from your Quest Log with the single click of a button ahead of the Dragonflight. 1 comment Nov 24, 2022 at 16:09 by Stan

Exploring Azeroth: Northrend Book Sneak Peek

World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: Northrend pre-orders started arriving, so we're taking a sneak peek at some interesting pages of the book. Nov 24, 2022 at 15:05 by Stan

Upgrading Heirlooms with Timewarped Badges Not Available Until January 3, 2023

If you've collected a ton of Timewarped Badges during the anniversary event and were hoping to use them for Heirloom upgrades before Dragonflight, we've got bad news for you. 2 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 13:42 by Stan

US Federal Trade Commission Likely to File Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Here's some potentially bad news for the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft, as Politico is reporting that it is likely the US FTC will be filing a lawsuit to stop the acquisition - based on three sources "familiar with the matter". A lawsuit could postpone the deal's timing and even endanger it altogether, regardless of its result. 14 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 01:41 by Starym

Dragonflight 10.0.2 Pre-Patch Hotfixes: November 23rd

We have some more phase 2 pre-patch hotfixes with class fixes, the enchanting vellum issue resolved, Evoker legacy loot fixes and more! 2 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 01:21 by Starym

Dragonflight Class Tuning: November 29th

Blizzard have announced a new set of class tuning changes coming with the first Dragonflight weekly reset, on November 29th for US and the 30th for EU servers. 3 comments Nov 23, 2022 at 22:14 by Staff

Wrath Classic Class Vs. Spec Balance, Featuring Retribution Paladins

Blizzard have taken to the Wrath Classic forums to write up a very in-depth post on class balance and Retribution Paladins in particular. 1 comment Nov 23, 2022 at 21:08 by Staff

All World of Warcraft Expansion Durations: WoW Turns 18, Shadowlands Turns 2

World of Warcraft celebrates another birthday today, as it is now 18 years old! Its 9th expansion looming just around the corner and the current one preparing to depart, it seems Shadowlands didn't end up being the longest running piece of WoW content, despite many players expecting it to be prior to the Dragonflight release date announcement.

So let's take another look at the expansion durations and maybe even pick our favorites down in the comments as well! 5 comments Nov 23, 2022 at 21:00 by Starym

Dragonflight Pre-Patch Mythic+ DPS, Tank and Healer Log Rankings, Week 4: Class Tuning and Evokers

It's time for a peek at Mythic+ as we have the phase 2 class tuning and Evokers arriving and a fair amount of movement, with the one true king of the dungeons remaining on top yet again. Nov 23, 2022 at 19:51 by Starym

Official Dragonflight Expansion Patch Notes

Here are the official patch notes for the Dragonflight expansion going live on November 28. 4 comments Nov 23, 2022 at 18:56 by Staff

Blizzard has posted an official survival guide for the Dragonflight expansion. Find out more about the major factions, profession and talent system changes, new raid, revamped UI/HUD, and more. Nov 23, 2022 at 18:08 by Staff

A Preview of All Gladiator and Elite PvP Sets in Dragonflight PvP Season 1

We're looking at all Gladiator and Elite PvP sets coming in Dragonflight PvP Season 1. 1 comment Nov 23, 2022 at 17:38 by Stan

Dragonriding Essentials: HandyNotes Dragon Glyphs Plugin

Dragonriding will soon become available on live servers soon and you'll need to gather Dragon Glyphs to unlock Dragonriding talents. Here is an essential addon which makes collecting glyphs fast and easy. Nov 23, 2022 at 16:07 by Stan

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.;
Guides for FFXIV written by theorycrafters from The Balance Discord server: Dark Knight, Ninja job guide, Summoner job guide, and more.
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.

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22 Nov. 2022: Arcane Mage
- Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022: Arcane Mage PvP Arena Compositions
- Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022: Arcane Mage PvP Best Races and Racials
- Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022: Arcane Mage PvP Covenants and Legendary Powers
- Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022: Arcane Mage PvP Rotation and Playstyle
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