wow This Week in WoW: February 5th

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Events for this week include Battle for Azeroth Dungeons, Lunar Festival, and Darkmoon Faire. Don't forget to complete four Mythic dungeons for the weekly quest to receive a Heroic piece of Dazar'alor gear (ilvl 400).

Highlights

• The World First Race is over and Method have defeated Jaina Proudmoore on Mythic Difficulty before reset in EU. Congratulations!
• Focus on completing the weekly quest to get an ilvl 400 piece of gear.
• Horde players have 5 more days to queue up for Battle for Darkshore to get their ilvl 400 item on US realms.
• Horde also controls Arathi and has access to world quests and the Lion's Roar world boss.
• PvP Season 1 cutoffs are now final.

Mythic Keystone Affixes

• Fortified
• Teeming
• Explosive
• Reaping

Weekly Quests

• Emissary of War - Complete 4 dungeons on Mythic difficulty to receive a Cache of Dazar'alor Treasures (contains a piece of ilvl 400 gear) and 600 Artifact Power.
• Azerite for the Alliance & Azerite for the Horde: Collect 36,000 Azerite from Island Expeditions to receive 2,500 Azerite and 1,500 reputation with Honorbound/7th Legion.

Island Expeditions

The following islands are on rotation this week:

• Havenswood
• Molten Clay
• Verdant Wilds

World Boss

Hailstone Construct

Built by the original inhabitants of Drustvar, the Hailstone Construct was built to defend these lands from any invaders. However, years of dormancy have left it addled, and it now sees all residents as threats, vowing to destroy them all.

Overview

The Hailstone Construct uses a variety of attacks to chill its enemies, from inflicting Frost damage in its melee swings to massive AOE attacks that both slow and freeze anyone hit.

 Damage Dealers

• Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
• Move to avoid Glacial Breath.

 Healers

• Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
• Move to avoid Glacial Breath.
• Tanks may required additional healing since |Ice-rimed Fists causes all of Hailstone Construct's attacks to cause Frost damage instead of Physical.

 Tanks

• Ice-rimed Fists causes all of Hailstone Construct's attacks to cause Frost damage instead of Physical, so magical defenses will be handy.
• Use cover created by Permafrost Spike to avoid being frozen by Freezing Tempest.
• Move to avoid Glacial Breath.

Loot Table

• Ice-Carved Shoulderplates
• Hailstone Hauberk
• Chill's End Wristguards
• Glacial Spike Gauntlets
• Freezing Tempest Waistguard
• Girdle of Biting Winds
• Frostbreath Leggings
• Ice Stalker Boots
• Ice-Rimed Slippers
• Drust-Runed Icicle
• Permafrost-Encrusted Heart

World Events

Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event (February 5th - February 12th)

While this event is active, the final boss of each Battle for Azeroth dungeon awards an extra item when defeated (Sign of the Warrior).

 Blizzard (Source)

The Battle for Azeroth Dungeons Bonus Event is underway!

THIS WEEK

All week, open Group Finder (default hotkey: I) to queue for any Battle for Azeroth dungeon on Normal or Heroic difficulty.

Alternatively, get a group of veteran dungeoneers together and travel to one of the Battle for Azeroth dungeons on Mythic difficulty:

• Atal’Dazar
• Temple of Sethraliss
• The Underrot
• The MOTHERLODE!!
• Freehold
• Shrine of the Storm
• Tol Dagor
• Waycrest Manor

Look for the following all week long:

• Chronicler Shoopa in Zuldazar or Chronicler Toopa in Boralus has a quest for you – Emissary of War. Or, if you forget to pick it up there, you can start it within the Adventure Journal.
  • Quest requirement: Complete 4 Battle for Azeroth dungeons on Mythic difficultly.
  • Rewards: One loot box containing a piece of gear from Heroic difficulty Battle of Dazar'alor.
• Passive bonus: The final boss in each dungeon drop additional loot on all difficulties (except Mythic Keystone difficulties.)

EVERY WEEK

The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of different activities, currently scheduled to run each week beginning on Tuesdays. Each Bonus Event grants a passive bonus to a particular game activity and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide also offers a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests.

PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk (February 5th - February 12th)

Blizzard (Source)

Can you even dunk? If you want to win this brawl, you’re going to need to work on your skills because Dunkball has come to Pandaria. You’ll race to claim balls from the map’s center, or northern, or southern mines, take them to your enemy’s base, and then go for a magnificent long range shot or go all in for the dunk.

Darkmoon Faire (February 3rd - February 10th)

Darkmoon Faire is back in town this week. Check out our Darkmoon Faire guide to learn more about the event.

Lunar Festival (January 28th - February 11th)

The celebration continues through February 11. You can find an overview of 2019 changes in our event guide.

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Those affixes: Nope.