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9.2 Tier Set Bonuses and Class Changes

Death Knight Demon Hunter Druid Hunter Mage Monk Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior

Patch 9.2 Content

Patch 9.2 Overview Patch 9.2 Daily/Weekly To-do List Zereth Mortis Zone Sepulcher of the First Ones Tier Sets Equipping Two Legendaries Flying in Zereth Mortis Antros World Boss Cypher of the First Ones Protoform Synthesis Crafting Cosmic Flux Currency The Creation Catalyst The Enlightened The Jailer's Gauntlet Shadowlands Season 3

9.2 Rankings

Raid DPS Rankings Raid Healer Rankings Raid Tank Rankings Mythic+ DPS Rankings Mythic+ Healer Rankings Mythic+ Tank Rankings

When Patch 6.1 dropped, Square Enix introduced a new housing system for the Empyreum residential district. Today at 11:49 by ara

Patch 9.2.5 Survival Guide - Everything Coming in the World of Warcraft Update

We have a survival guide for Patch 9.2.5 with everything coming in the latest Shadowlands update. Check it out! 1 comment Today at 10:36 by Stan

Free Lost Ark Aura and Items as Compensation for Recent Issues

We have some goodies for all players as compensation for the additional maintenance and some individual server issues this week! You just have to log in to the game by May 29th to claim the three rewards below. Yesterday at 21:25 by Starym

A player in World of Warcraft tried out how many times they could fit the word "Silvermoon" into everything game-related and the result is pretty amazing. 4 comments Yesterday at 14:51 by Stan

World First Hardcore Level 99 in Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 1

On May 6, we reported about the world first player who earned level 99 in the first Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 1. Now, another player achieved the same feat but on Hardcore. Congratulations to EazyE! 1 comment Yesterday at 11:59 by Stan

Diablo Immortal Available in Rest of Asia Pacific on June 22

While the global launch of Diablo Immortal is taking place on June 2, the game will launch in the rest of Asia Pacific 20 days later on June 22. Yesterday at 10:49 by Staff

Lost Ark May 21st Unscheduled Maintenance and Downtime Duration

We're getting another maintenance today, as Amazon need to deploy fixes to issues caused by the May update, from rapport, emote, Destroyer problems and more. Yesterday at 01:30 by Starym

Birds Eye View of Various World of Warcraft Maps

Dovah the Explorer posted a couple of interesting bird's eye view images of various World of Warcraft maps from high distance. Check them out! 1 comment May 20, 2022 at 12:45 by Stan

Blizzard have decided to scrap the initially planned button that would re-configure the pillars inside the Enigma Arena, and it will launch as it it right now on the 9.2.5 PTR, with a static configuration. 2 comments May 19, 2022 at 23:54 by Staff

Firemaw, the largest Classic realm in the world, is experiencing long queue times, so Blizzard is offering free character moves from the realm until further notice. 1 comment May 19, 2022 at 18:54 by Staff

Shadowlands 9.2 Season 3 Mythic+ DPS Log Rankings, Weeks 10 and 11

We're checking back in with Mythic+ and have a fresh old face back in the top 3, with two of the classic M+ specs setting up shop at the very top, and Destruction having a look in as well. May 19, 2022 at 18:33 by Starym

Eyes of the Wolf Calia Menethil Quest in Patch 9.2.5

Although the vast majority of quests surrounding Calia Menethil are encrypted in Patch 9.2.5, there's one named "Eyes of the Wolf" which isn't. This post contains mild spoilers. 5 comments May 19, 2022 at 18:24 by Stan

Everything We Know About the Shrouded Affix in Shadowlands Season 4

Blizzard made some changes to the new Season 4 affix in the latest Patch 9.2.5 build. In this post, we are recapping all the information available about Shrouded so far. May 19, 2022 at 17:24 by Stan

Oribos has been updated with portals to three locations in Patch 9.2.5 to make traveling between the dungeons in Shadowlands Season 4 more seamless. 2 comments May 19, 2022 at 16:08 by Stan

A new official music video for Final Fantasy XIV has been released! May 18, 2022 at 22:19 by ara

Lost Ark Destined for Destruction May Update Patch Notes

We finally have the patch notes for tomorrow's Destined for Destruction update and they're huge! From all the new content to new skins, the integrated dungeon tool that allows you to queue from anywhere, QoL improvements, bug fixes and, perhaps MOST importantly, class tuning! May 18, 2022 at 20:36 by Starym

Patch 9.2.5 Build 43741: Achievement Changes

This week's Patch 9.2.5 build includes achievement changes for Shadowlands Season 4 including a new "Cryptic Hero" title. May 18, 2022 at 17:03 by Stan

Patch 9.2 and Burning Crusade Classic Hotfixes: May 17th

Today's hotfixes bring the Sepulcher tuning and Horde Hall of Fame closure to retail, with BCC getting a change to tier 6 items. 2 comments May 18, 2022 at 01:15 by Starym

Patch 9.2.5 PTR Development Notes: May 17th

Today's 9.2.5 dev notes feature the new Shrouded seasonal Mythic+ affix, as it has arrived for testing on the PTR! 5 comments May 17, 2022 at 23:26 by Staff

Lost Ark Valtan Raid Details: First Legion Raid, Sidereal Skills and More

Amazon have detailed the very first Legion raid, which is coming to Lost Ark this week as Commander Valtan steps in. There's a new raid structure coming to cities for the Legion content, but as we're also getting the Integrated Dungeon menu with the May update as well, you don't actually have to interact with it. There's also the new extra Sidereal skills available in the raids, so read up on all the details below! May 17, 2022 at 22:45 by Starym

Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Tuning: May 17th

Blizzard made some changes to the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid that will go live with scheduled maintenance in each region. The changes focus on Mythic Rygelon and Jailer nerfs. May 17, 2022 at 20:18 by Staff

Tauren Rogues Wearing Tier 1-6 Sets (Including Warglaives)

Tauren Rogue, one of the most-requested race/class combination, is coming in the Dragonflight pre-patch. In this post, we preview Tauren Rogues wearing Tier 1-6 sets including warglaives from Illidan Stormrage! 10 comments May 17, 2022 at 20:04 by Stan

Dracthyr Look-Alike Spotted in Vanilla WoW Art Book

We have a very Dracthyr-looking piece of concept art from way back pre-Vanilla, as xperio28 spotted a bulkier version of the new race coming in Dragonflight in the Art of World of Warcraft book! 18 comments May 17, 2022 at 18:35 by Starym

Technically PvP Podcast Episode 154: Shadowlands Season 3 Healing Issues

Technically PvP Podcast discusses the PvP healing meta in Shadowlands Season 3 and why some specs feel underwhelming while others feel strong. May 17, 2022 at 16:44 by Stan

Speculation About Encrypted Content in Patch 9.2.5

Blizzard has upped their game regarding encryption in Patch 9.2.5. In this post, we speculate about encrypted content coming in the patch. This post contains spoilers. 7 comments May 17, 2022 at 15:29 by Stan

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: Week of May 17th

A new week has begun in the Nexus. Check out this week's free Hero rotation! May 17, 2022 at 13:43 by Stan

Brother of Colin Ryan (Alphinauds VA) Passes Away

Colin Ryan is an English actor most well-known for his role as Alphinaud in Final Fantasy XIV. He has lent his voice since the series' Heavensward expansion, and there are no roles more memorable or iconic than Alphinaud throughout the course of the MMORPG's career. 6 comments May 16, 2022 at 20:55 by ara

Sepulcher of the First Ones Mythic and Heroic DPS Log Rankings, Week 11

We're in week 11 of the Sepulcher raid, so it's high time we switched our focus over to Mythic, with over 126 guilds having finished the raid at maximum difficulty. As we move to Mythic we're also taking a look at the individual boss charts, so you get a better idea of what's happening where (and we're also still covering Heroic at the end as well). May 16, 2022 at 18:42 by Starym

After a long time of only being available via the Overwolf app, CurseForge has announced that it is now once again available in standalone form! The CurseForge addon manager app Alpha is now available and you can download it over on their site (but be careful to click the right link): 9 comments May 16, 2022 at 17:44 by Starym

Strange Proto-Drake Mount Bug on Live Servers

We're looking at a strange bug that affects some proto-drake mounts on live servers. 6 comments May 15, 2022 at 12:32 by Stan

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CHANGELOG

18 May 2022: Demonology Warlock Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
- Clarified Sacrificed Souls Necrolords opener.
18 May 2022: Destruction Warlock Covenants and Soulbinds
- Updated Mythic+ Soulbind recommendation.
18 May 2022: Mythic+ Shroud Skips
- No further changes needed for Season 3 of Mythic+.
17 May 2022: Mythic+ Dungeon Rankings
- Updated for Mythic+ Week 12 of Season 3.
17 May 2022: Mythic+ Dungeon Routes
- Updated routes for Mythic+ Week 12 of Season 3.
15 May 2022: Elemental Shaman Gear and Best in Slot
- Added more helm options.
15 May 2022: Enhancement Shaman Gear and Best in Slot
- Added another helm option.
13 May 2022: Adkiragh
- Guide added.

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