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Deadset's Guide Compendium for Season 16 / Patch 2.6.4 Check out the best builds for each class in our guide compendium for Season 16!

Iksar on Basic and Classic Sets

Dean "Iksar" Ayala was active on Reddit yesterday commenting on the purpose and the design philosophy behind the Basic and Classic sets as well as the reasoning behind nerfs on cards from these sets. Yesterday at 17:56 by Zadina

Deadsets Guide Compendium for Season 16 / Patch 2.6.4

Season 16 releases today and Deadset has put together another Guide Compendium for the most viable builds for each class! Jan 18, 2019 at 16:00 by Deadset 6 comments

Weekly Brawl - Garden Arena: January 18th

Harvest the terror's seeds or watch them grow to become your ruin in this week's brawl! Jan 18, 2019 at 15:21 by Stan 1 comment

Heroic Deals: January 22nd

Heroic deals for the week of January 22 include Garrosh and Gul'dan. Jan 18, 2019 at 15:04 by Stan

WoW Esports in 2019

Arena World Championship (AWC) and the Mythic Dungeon Invitational (MDI) will return in 2019 with a few twists. MDI will be split into two regions and for the first time, players will be able to crowdfund both events and increase the prize pools by purchasing in-game toys in spring. Jan 17, 2019 at 20:34 by Stan 7 comments

The Lunar New Year Event Returns + Bastet Animation

The events keep on rolling in, as we still have the Ana Bastet challenge going on until the 21st, and now Blizzard have already announced the next big one. The Lunar New Year is returning with the Year of the Pig and Solider:76 is pretty happy about it. Jan 17, 2019 at 19:10 by Starym 4 comments

PvP Season 1: Arena and RBG Title Cutoffs

As PvP Season 2 draws closer, here are cutoffs for BfA Season 1. Jan 17, 2019 at 18:29 by Stan

Tides of Vengeance Part II: Survival Guide

The second part of Tides of Vengeance hits live servers next week. Blizzard just released a survival guide to guide you through all the content that will be available starting January 22. Jan 17, 2019 at 18:18 by Stan 2 comments

Patch 8.1.5 Build 28938: Class Changes

An overview of Class changes from the initial 8.1.5 PTR build. Jan 17, 2019 at 01:18 by Stan 12 comments

Imperius Meta Tier List (January 2019)

Our twenty-fourth Heroes of the Storm Meta Tier list for the month of January is here! Jan 17, 2019 at 00:57 by Oxygen 35 comments

BfA PvP Season 2 Preview [Official]

With the big Season 2 update coming next week, we're getting previews for all the big updates to the main features and today Blizzard are taking a look at PvP. From Conquest reward updates and schedule (featuring weeks, item levels and gear) to ranked rewards, a change to the Gladiator title and a lot more.

You can also check out the broader Season 2 changes coming to the game as previewed by Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, or one of our own previews for the new allied races, their druid forms, totems, the new raiding with leashes, profession changes and more. Jan 17, 2019 at 00:18 by Starym 1 comment

Tools of the Trade in Patch 8.1.5

New Profession quests called Tools of the Trade are coming in Patch 8.1.5. They were first shown off at last year's BlizzCon and some of the items have been added to the game in the initial 8.1.5 build. Jan 17, 2019 at 00:11 by Stan 6 comments

Four New Collectible Blizzard Books Coming This Fall

Blizzard today announced the release of four books, scheduled for Fall 2019: The Art of Hearthstone Vol. 2, The Art of Diablo, The Cinematic Art of WoW & The WoW Pop-Up Book. The books will be available for purchase on the Blizzard Gear Store or at your local bookstore. Jan 16, 2019 at 22:45 by Stan 1 comment

Kul Tiran & Zandalari Druid Empowered Moonkin Form

Here's a preview of both Moonkin Forms empowered by the Incarnation: Chosen of Elune talent. Jan 16, 2019 at 12:57 by Stan 8 comments

2.6.4 Is Now Live + Patch Notes

We've already seen the preview for the patch and patch notes, as well as the new Season of Grandeur coming in two days, but the patch itself has now gone live! Check out the patch notes, featuring a lot of set changes, a brand new UI feature highlighting when Primal Legendaries drop, giving them a red beam and a huge and unique map icon, potions removed from the inventory, 5 new armory tabs and GR Keystones stored in the materials tab, a change to paragon point spending and more! Jan 16, 2019 at 08:50 by Starym 7 comments

Allied Races: Are Mechagnomes and Vulpera Next?

With Kul Tirans and Zandalari Trolls confirmed for Patch 8.1.5, it's time to speculate about the next set of Allied Races that will be added later in Battle for Azeroth. Jan 16, 2019 at 00:10 by Stan 24 comments

Titan Residuum Hotfix: January 16th

Blizzard rolled out a hotfix to live realms and items not intended for your class will no longer yield Titan Residuum when scrapped or disenchanted. Jan 15, 2019 at 23:49 by Stan 4 comments

The Story of Xalatath in Patch 8.1.5

Xal'atath is back in Patch 8.1.5 as part of the Crucible of Storms raid intro. This article contains spoilers. Jan 15, 2019 at 22:34 by Stan 7 comments

Patch 8.1.5 Build 28938: Highlights

The first Patch 8.1.5 build is available for playtesting on PTR and here's what's new. Jan 15, 2019 at 17:51 by Stan 6 comments

This Week in WoW: January 15th

We're one week away from Mythic Season 2 and Battle of Dazar'alor. Reputation gains from world quests are increased by 50% this week. Jan 15, 2019 at 16:06 by Stan

All Overwatch Funko Pop Figures

There's a pretty staggering amount of OW Funko Pop figures out there (55!), from the basic models to more specific skins and designs, and that doesn't even cover all heroes! Game Informer has put together a list of all the different editions you can buy, some at exclusive retailers and pointed out that we still don't have a Bastion one! Jan 15, 2019 at 09:06 by Starym 6 comments

Whats Changing (and Not!) in Season 2

Today we have Game Director Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas diving into Season 2 of Battle for Azeroth, into what exactly is changing and what isn't and how to prepare and handle the new stuff. We'll also be getting separate posts for the raid, M+ and PvP, but for now we have details on the ilevel increase, everything new with Warfronts, world content, dungeons, PvP, Azerite armor and more! Jan 14, 2019 at 23:46 by Starym 10 comments

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: January 15th

Free Hero rotation has been updated for the week of January 15. Jan 14, 2019 at 14:37 by Stan

Bruce (Brawlers Guild Mount) in Patch 8.1.5

Brawler's Guild returns in Patch 8.1.5 with new encounters and rewards that include Bruce, a new crocolisk mount! Jan 13, 2019 at 21:56 by Stan 3 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode 33

Episode 33 of the Icy Veins Podcast is here, and we discuss Brode's Second Dinner announcement, Blizzard surveying players about Hearthstone Esports, Imperius in Heroes, and World of Warcraft's Patch 8.1.5. Jan 12, 2019 at 19:47 by Stan 3 comments

Titan Residuum in Mythic Season 2

Mythic Season 2 is scheduled for January 22 and Thaumaturge Vashreen will be selling ilvl 400 and 415 pieces of Azerite Armor for Titan Residuum that will be significantly more expensive than the current Season 1 gear, according to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. Jan 12, 2019 at 18:44 by Stan 13 comments

Weekly Brawl - Industrial District: January 11th

This week's brawl is Industrial District, a single-lane Overwatch-themed battleground, with shuffle pick and standard play. The objective is to take down the enemy Core and you'll receive a Loot Chest once you complete three matches. Jan 12, 2019 at 17:52 by Stan 3 comments

Heroic Deals: January 15th

Medivh and Zeratul will be on sale next week for 375 Gems. Jan 12, 2019 at 17:48 by Stan

Patch 8.1 Hotfixes: January 10th

It's been a busy week for hotfixes, as we get our third today, focusing on Island Expedition QoL tweaks to the specific enemy types like reducing knockbacks, visibility impacting abilities and more. Other than that we also have the announced PvP tuning for Druids, Monks and Shamans aka Balance, Mistweaver and Elemental. Jan 11, 2019 at 02:17 by Starym 1 comment

Blizzard Survey Asks: Would You Continue Playing Hearthstone if There Were No Tournaments

Many players - initially from Korea, but then from all regions - have received a survey about Hearthstone and the latest expansions. One of the questions of the survey asks players how likely they would be to to play the card game within the next 30 days, if there were no Blizzard sponsored tournaments. Jan 11, 2019 at 00:33 by Zadina 23 comments

Podcast #33

Blizzard Adjacent

WoW

Patch 8.1.5 details
Overwatch

Bastet short story, armor nerf patch
Heroes

Imperius reveal
Hearthstone

eSports survey question, Second Dinner announcement
Diablo

The Darkening of Tristram returns
General news

Bungie and Activision part ways, Bungie keeps Destiny

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

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18 Jan. 2019: Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
- Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
18 Jan. 2019: Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor Introduction
- Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
18 Jan. 2019: Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor Skills and Runes
- Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
18 Jan. 2019: Barbarian Beginner Guide
- Updated for Season 16.
18 Jan. 2019: Corpse Lance Necromancer Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
- Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
18 Jan. 2019: Corpse Lance Necromancer Introduction
- Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
18 Jan. 2019: Corpse Lance Necromancer Skills and Runes
- Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
18 Jan. 2019: Crusader Beginner Guide
- Updated for Season 16.

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