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Comprehensive Guides for World of Wacraft Patch 8.2 New guides for Patch 8.2 are now live.

We've updated our guide section with new guides for Rise of Azshara. Today at 06:28 by Stan

WoW Classic: Racials and Racial Passives

A list of racials and racial passives for all races available in Classic WoW. Yesterday at 15:49 by Stan 4 comments

Today, we're looking at the final mount from Mechagon--Rusty Mechanocrawler! Yesterday at 10:36 by Stan

Azeroth Auto Pilot is an interesting addon for speed leveling in WoW Classic and in this spotlight, we're taking a closer look what it does. Yesterday at 08:34 by Stan 9 comments

Guides for Profession Changes in Patch 8.2

Mechagon and Nazjatar is going to have new crafting materials and new patterns from trainers, world quests, and other sources will become available, so we've updated our guide section with new Profession Guides to help you navigate through what's new and where to get the new recipes in Patch 8.2. Yesterday at 06:55 by Stan

Purification Protocol - Heart of Azeroth Essence Spotlight

In our latest Essence Spotlight, we're looking at Purification Protocol, a MOTHER-themed DPS Essence gated behind Rustbolt Resistance reputation in Patch 8.2. Jun 22, 2019 at 18:53 by Stan

Season 3 will start the week of August 5 and there are multiple changes coming to Ranked, including the removal of promotion/demotion games, MMR & Rank decay for inactive Storm League players, and the amount of placement games in Storm League will be down to three. Jun 22, 2019 at 17:42 by Stan 3 comments

Fall of the Lich King Trailer Remastered

Ivan Kuzkin is back with yet another masterpiece after Wrathgate and this time, he remastered the Fall of the Lich King patch trailer from Wrath. Check it out! Jun 22, 2019 at 17:01 by Stan

Essence tuning continues on Patch 8.2 PTR with the latest round of hotfixes. Rise of Azshara is going live next week and you can find all the necessary information in our Patch 8.2 hub. Jun 22, 2019 at 16:22 by Stan

Battle for Azeroth Digital Comic #4: Mechagon

Here comes the fourth issue of Battle for Azeroth's digital comic devoted to Mechagon and its inhabitants. It revolves around the story of Kervo the Explorer who found Mechagon and learned more about King Mechagon who wants to rid his people of the Curse of Flesh through transformation, which is a sign of status in their society. Jun 22, 2019 at 13:30 by Stan 3 comments

Top French Publication Says Diablo 4 Has Been Shown to Blizzard Employees

Le Monde, one of France's most respected publications, said in a piece published yesterday (full content for subscribers only) about the layoffs at Blizzard Europe and that Diablo 4 was shown to Blizzard employees. Jun 21, 2019 at 19:26 by Damien 19 comments

Essence of the Focusing Iris - Heart of Azeroth Essence Spotlight

Essence of the Focusing Iris is a DPS Essence from Mythic Dungeons and its active ability deals damage in a frontal cone. In this spotlight, we're looking at effects and ranks of the Essence. Jun 21, 2019 at 15:03 by Stan 6 comments

Engineering Mount Spotlight: Xiwyllag ATV

Xiwyllag ATV is a new goblin hovercraft-style mount available in Patch 8.2. Even though the mount has been in the game files for a while, it's been added to Engineering just now. Jun 21, 2019 at 13:14 by Stan 1 comment

Heroes of the Storm Reddit AMA Recap: June 20th

The Heroes devs answered your questions earlier today on reddit and here's a recap of what they had to say about Hero balance, reworks, and art. Jun 21, 2019 at 12:04 by Stan 3 comments

Weekly Brawl - Industrial District: June 21st

Industrial District has been chosen as this week's brawl. The single-lane Overwatch-themed battleground comes with standard play and shuffle pick. The main goal is to destroy the enemy Core and playing three games rewards a Mecha Chest, with a guaranteed chance to contain the new MechaStorm II event items. Jun 21, 2019 at 10:59 by Stan

Midsummer Fire Festival (June 21st - July 5th)

Midsummer Fire Festival is back for two weeks and here's an overview of this year's updates to the event. For more details check out our Midsummer Fire Festival Guide! Jun 21, 2019 at 08:20 by Stan 3 comments

Rogue Class Guide & Ragefire Chasm Dungeon Guide

We've updated our Classic WoW guide section with two new guides. One's for the Rogue class and the other covers Ragefire Chasm, the first Horde dungeon located in Orgrimmar. Jun 21, 2019 at 07:20 by Stan 3 comments

Preliminary cutoffs for Battle for Azeroth Season 2 are here. Jun 20, 2019 at 20:28 by Stan

The Downsides to Layering in WoW Classic

Layering is a limited form of sharding invented specifically for WoW Classic. It will be implemented to ensure a smooth launch in August, but comes with downsides and recent Closed Beta footage demonstrates just how easy it is to abuse the system in its current iteration. Jun 20, 2019 at 19:45 by Stan 12 comments

The final official zone preview covers Nazjatar, the realm of none other than Queen Azshara. Jun 20, 2019 at 18:02 by Stan

Blizzard just released the official patch notes for Patch 8.2 and to complement that here is the survival guide and a compilation of all official previews. Jun 20, 2019 at 17:49 by Stan 1 comment

World of Warcraft Patch 8.2 Official Patch Notes

Patch 8.2 is going live next week on June 25th and here are the official patch notes! Jun 20, 2019 at 17:31 by Stan 7 comments

WoW Classic European Server Structure Details

Europe will have PvP, PvE and RP realms and there are no plans to split them up by language with the exception of Russians who will have separate realms and a client due to their reliance on the Cyrillic Alphabet. Jun 20, 2019 at 16:07 by Stan 5 comments

Artifact Power and Artifact Knowledge in Patch 8.2

The amount of Artifact Power needed to level up your Heart of Azeroth is increasing in Patch 8.2, but Artifact Knowledge will be more powerful. Jun 20, 2019 at 14:55 by Stan 3 comments

An overview of hotfixes for Ripple in Space, Memory of Lucid Dreams, and Vision of Perfection Essences that will go live on 8.2 PTR soon. Jun 20, 2019 at 07:03 by Stan

Eternal Palace Raid Testing on 8.2 PTR: June 21st

The Eternal Palace opens on July 9th on live servers and Blizzard is conducting a raid test of Queen Azshara on Friday. The raid will remain open over the weekend on Normal mode with all bosses minus the last one being available for testing. Jun 20, 2019 at 06:20 by Stan

Mechagon Isle is a small zone located off the coast of Kul Tiras intended for roaming and exploration. Players work with Prince Erazmin and the Rustbolt Resistance to stop the reign of King Mechagon who wants to cure Azeroth of the Curse of Flesh, stripping away organic life and replacing it with purer, more efficient mechanical forms. Here is the official preview of the zone. Jun 20, 2019 at 06:12 by Stan 1 comment

Tavern Brawl - Brawl Block: Gods, Gadgetzan, Gurubashi

We've seen a rotating set pool in Arena this year and now it's time to play with the idea on a Tavern Brawl setting. This week, you are required to build a deck using only certain expansions. Jun 19, 2019 at 21:16 by Zadina 3 comments

Mechagon Peacekeeper is a new ground mount from the Operation: Mechagon dungeon that will open July 9th. Jun 19, 2019 at 16:14 by Stan

Inscription patters in Rise of Azshara include new Contracts, ilvl 370 & 400 BoE gear, and Water Elemental glyphs. Jun 19, 2019 at 15:06 by Stan 7 comments

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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;
build guides for tank, bruiser, melee assassin, ranged assassin, healer, and support build guides for Heroes of the Storm written by KendricSwissh, Oxygen, Straften, and Micekrispies;
class guides for WoW Classic guides.

CHANGELOG

24 Jun. 2019: The Unshackled / The Ankoan Waveblade
- Page added.
23 Jun. 2019: Mechagon Zone Guide
- Guide added.
23 Jun. 2019: Nazjatar Zone Guide
- Added information on Mrrl's hidden mount and the Abyssal Focus, as well as professions and Nazjatar specific materials.
23 Jun. 2019: The Rustbolt Resistance
- Page added.
22 Jun. 2019: 8.2 Blacksmithing Guide
- Guide added.
22 Jun. 2019: 8.2 Cooking Guide
- Guide added.
22 Jun. 2019: 8.2 Enchanting Guide
- Guide added.
22 Jun. 2019: 8.2 Engineering Guide
- Guide added.

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