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WoW Mobile Armory App Support Ending on July 11

The Legion Companion App will serve as the main World of Warcraft mobile application from July 11 and onwards to Battle for Azeroth. Yesterday at 22:07 by Zadina 1 comment

It's time to get creative! We're giving away 25 Battle for Azeroth Beta keys to those who come up with the most fun and unique WoW character name. Yesterday at 16:08 by Stan 191 comments

Heroic Deals for the week of June 26 include two Overwatch Heroes—D.Va & Tracer. In addition to that, the Piggy Bank mount will become purchasable for 7,000 Gold until July 23 and the the Great Razorgrin mount will be removed from the Collection. Yesterday at 14:16 by Stan

War of Thorns 8.0 Pre-Expansion Event & Release Date

Several redditors spotted a new entry in the beta/PTR event calendar, featuring the pre-expansion event. It's already started on the PTR and it's called the War of the Thorns, featuring conflict in Darkshore for control of Teldrassil. Now, we know how that particular "control" ends up, but hopefully the event itself won't be as fire-y! Yesterday at 07:12 by Starym 5 comments

Hearthstone Tavern Talk: Class Rewards, New Player Experience, Card Reprints

A new series of posts in the official forums will shed some light into the inner workings of the Hearthstone team. Welcome to Tavern Talk! Yesterday at 00:08 by Zadina 6 comments

Mythic Dungeon Invitational Finals Begin on June 22

A little bit before the end of Legion, it's time to determine once and for all who's the best Mythic+ team worldwide in the second installment of the Mythic Dungeon Invitational! Jun 21, 2018 at 23:10 by Zadina

PvP Rating Updates in Battle for Azeroth

Blizzard just released a preview of PvP changes coming in Battle for Azeroth. Your rank will be displayed in real time, rated play in any bracket will count toward earning Vicious mounts, and more! Jun 21, 2018 at 22:07 by Stan 2 comments

Weekly Brawl - Industrial District: Jun 22

Industrial District is a single-lane Overwatch-themed Battleground with shuffle pick and standard play. The first team to destroy the enemy Core wins. Complete 2 matches to earn a Loot Chest. Jun 21, 2018 at 21:44 by Stan 2 comments

Choose Your 2018 Hearthstone Summer Champion

Choose Your Champion returns for the HCT Summer Championship 2018 with the promise of free Witchwood packs! Jun 21, 2018 at 20:37 by Zadina 4 comments

Save up to 25% on select character services during the latest sale! The offer is available through June 24. Jun 21, 2018 at 19:01 by Stan 7 comments

Free WoD Upgrade & Game Time for Inactive Accounts

Inactive accounts received free license upgrades to Warlords of Draenor and game time today. Reactivated accounts will remain active through June 24. Jun 21, 2018 at 18:23 by Stan 8 comments

Upcoming Australian Dollar Price Changes for WoW Services

Australian players will need spend more money for select WoW services starting June 26. Subscription prices and NZD pricing remain unaffected. Jun 21, 2018 at 17:06 by Stan 5 comments

It took a good while, but Heroes of Storm Highlights return with episode 110 of WTF Moments. Jun 21, 2018 at 15:27 by Stan 2 comments

The only thing more elusive than a Rainbow Goblin in game is a Rainbow Goblin in real life, but here's your chance to grab one! Jun 21, 2018 at 11:12 by Blainie 51 comments

The amount of Experience granted by War Mode has been decreased to 10% in Battle for Azeroth Beta Build 26871. Jun 21, 2018 at 11:04 by Stan 3 comments

Non-Ranked Battleground Pools Temporarily Reduced

The number of Battlegrounds available in non-Ranked play modes has been reduced until July 9, in order to maximize each player's exposure to Alterac Pass. The change does not affect Ranked Play, as Alterac Pass won't be available until the week of July 9 there. Jun 21, 2018 at 10:38 by Stan 7 comments

We present our twentieth Heroes of the Storm Meta Tier List for the month of June 2018. Jun 21, 2018 at 10:01 by Oxygen 53 comments

We've already had a more in-depth preview of the new co-op map and commander changes coming with next week's patch, and today we're getting the full patch notes! In addition to the previously announced changes and additions we're getting a new Russian announcer, a few more commander tweaks, editor improvements and a new neutral structure, as well a whole lot of bug fixes. Jun 21, 2018 at 07:47 by Starym

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. Jun 21, 2018 at 01:30 by Stan 2 comments

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! Jun 21, 2018 at 00:33 by Starym 2 comments

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. Jun 21, 2018 at 00:00 by Stan 1 comment

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. Jun 20, 2018 at 22:08 by Stan 5 comments

This is the second time this Brawl appears. Jun 20, 2018 at 19:13 by Zadina 2 comments

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. Jun 20, 2018 at 18:18 by Starym 64 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. Jun 20, 2018 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. Jun 20, 2018 at 10:25 by Stan 3 comments

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. Jun 20, 2018 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 2 comments

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

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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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 new expansions;
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 warrior, assassin, support, and specialist build guides for Heroes of the Storm written by KendricSwissh, Oxygen, Straften, and Micekrispies;
Overwatch guides for offense, heroes, support, and tank heroes, reviewed by top players.

CHANGELOG

22 Jun. 2018: Balance Druid Battle for Azeroth
- Added Azerite traits and updated for most recent changes.
22 Jun. 2018: Holy Paladin Battle for Azeroth
- Updated page for Beta Build 268.
22 Jun. 2018: Restoration Druid Battle for Azeroth
- Fixed Photosynthesis description.
21 Jun. 2018: Affliction Warlock Battle for Azeroth
- Removed mention of Life Tap due to recent pruning. Deathbolt and Haunt swapped on talent tree.
21 Jun. 2018: Arcane Mage Battle for Azeroth
- Updated talent section for new talents, and tweaked rotation slightly.
21 Jun. 2018: Beast Mastery Hunter Battle for Azeroth
- Endurance Training now increases max health by 5%, down from 8%.
21 Jun. 2018: Blood Death Knight Battle for Azeroth
- Corrected an error in analysis and talent recommendations for Tier 4 (Level 60) talents; added changes to Mastery and Death Strike.
21 Jun. 2018: Destruction Warlock Battle for Azeroth
- Removed mention of Life Tap due to recent pruning.

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