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This week's realm connections have been detailed and will go into effect during a special and very extended maintenance period, as we'll see 9 low pop realms get joined with 16 others. Check out the details below. Today at 00:33 by Starym

List of Preserved Contaminants on Sale Through August 14th

The Corruption Effects Vendor resets in about 19 hours as of writing this post, bringing with it a new batch of Preserved Contaminants that can be purchased for Echoes of Ny'alotha. The upcoming rotation includes Rank 3 Twisted Appendage and Expedient. Yesterday at 19:45 by Stan

Sinrunner Reins is a new and probably secret mount that you can obtain in Shadowlands. 1 comment Yesterday at 19:07 by Stan

Herald of the Titans Achievement in Shadowlands

Some rumors were circulating about the removal of Herald of the Titans in Shadowlands after the level squish. Luckily, we're able to confirm the achievement is there, but the requirements were squished down too. Yesterday at 17:18 by Stan

Night Fae Soulbind Niya Provides Players with Shadowmeld in Shadowlands

Niya, one of the Soulbinds available to members of the Night Fae Covenant, comes with an interesting Soulbind trait that mimics the Shadowmeld Night Elf racial. 2 comments Yesterday at 15:38 by Stan

Rockbiter and Windfury Weapon at the Same Time (or Flametongue or Frostbrand)

We have a useful little discovery for enhancement Shamans in Classic, as you can combine the effect of Rockbiter Weapon with either Windfury Weapon , Flametongue Weapon or Frostbrand Weapon, so they're active at the same time! Spell batching makes this possible and it's not a universally useful technique, as it will spend a whole lot of mana, but there are plenty of situations where it might come in handy, from Vael, PvP or just the final burn phase of any boss fight if you have the mana to spare. Obviously Windfury is the best bet, as you can get all 3 of its swings with the extra 653 attack power from Rockbiter, packing quite a bigger punch.

Here's the quick video and text explanation, and thanks to GideonAI for the heads up! 2 comments Yesterday at 14:28 by Starym

Detailed Outland Topographic Map by Sturmbart

It's time for more cartography as we move off-world! Sturmbart is continuing his efforts to map out all of WoW, and after recently having finished the whole of Azeroth, it's time to move on to other planets! He's starting with the present time/main universe version of Draenor, aka TBC's Outland and we get a new color palette to get that space vibe going as well. The city sizes are a bit more interpretative this time, for example while Shattrah is big, it doesn't seem to have that many inhabitants in the game, as Sturmbart comments. Yesterday at 13:11 by Starym

Reddit user JaeDeeEm has hung out with the Jailer on the Beta, and here is a size comparison of their Dwarf and the NPC to give you an illustration about how huge the main villain of Shadowlands truly is. 2 comments Yesterday at 08:37 by Stan

Awesome WoW Class Series Trailer by IKedit

It's the weekend of the machinimas it seems, as another big hitter has entered the ring. Ivan Kuzkin aka IKedit is continuing his class series and we get an explosive trailer for it! Our good friend the warrior with the awesome armor makes a comeback from the recent esports 2020 mix, and is joined by a lot of other classes, with hunters, shamans and paladins getting some damn cool shots as well. 2 comments Aug 09, 2020 at 12:51 by Starym

Starting Zone Heroes: Goraks Guide to Classic

Gorak's back with another of his Classic "guides", as the brave Orc has managed to clear the starting zone and found life outside it can be... different! In a pretty accurate description of what it's like to leave the Valley of Trials and assume the rest of the game will follow suit, and is honestly one of the things I miss most about retail. The machinima itself also reminds me of the old-school Vanilla videos in its simplicitiy and really captures that vibe well.

The series has been going for 2 years now and is a pretty good watch so definitely check out some more of the 16 episodes made so far! 1 comment Aug 08, 2020 at 20:20 by Starym

Hurricane has released the full Black Temple 2020 trailer today. 2 comments Aug 08, 2020 at 19:06 by Stan

List of Corruption Effects on Sale Through August 11th

The Corruption Effects Vendor has reset, bringing us a new batch of Preserved Contaminants that can be purchased from MOTHER for Echoes of Ny'alotha. The latest rotation includes Rank 3 Echoing Void and Surging Vitality. Aug 08, 2020 at 17:17 by Stan

Rextroy is back with a new video, where he one-shots 20 players with a single Chaos Bolt thanks to the Void Ritual Corruption Effect. 5 comments Aug 08, 2020 at 17:05 by Stan

World First Mechagon Junkyard +31 Cleared By Team BFC Yeluo

We have another World First with Team BFC Yeluo clearing Mechagon Junkyard +31 with almost 4 minutes left on the timer! Congratulations! Aug 08, 2020 at 10:20 by Stan

WoW Classic Phase 5 Hotfixes: August 7th

Today's hotfixes address a commonly mentioned discrepancy between Vanilla and Classic, as some AQ20 were turned un-tradeable in Classic. Blizzard have now fixed this for the Qiraji Hilt, Drape and Ring quest items, by making them non-stackable. Aug 08, 2020 at 01:37 by Starym

A Roguelike Challenge: 1 Life Naked MC and Gear Up Along the Way

As the end of expansion lull is upon us, we should always remember there are many, MANY things to do in WoW that aren't just current content, and we have a really cool challenge/concept by Deededee everyone should take a look at! He's taken playing old raids to a whole new and fun level. The idea is quite simple and very roguelike: you start out naked in Molten Core and just gear up along the way. The catch is you stop if you die (although that part can be skipped if you're not a hardcore type of person) and tally all the drops you got, trying to get further and get some better stuff along the way.

This will certainly make transmog runs more fun, if you can stomach doing a few raids you don't need stuff from, but it really seems worth it. 4 comments Aug 07, 2020 at 15:39 by Starym

Diablo 2 4K60 Upscaled Gameplay: 4 Acts Sorceress

The remaster-bait continues, as we have another 4K 60 FPS upscaled Diablo 2 video, but this time much more extensive, as the first one was only the first 15 minutes of the game. We see the sorceress go through all 4 of the base game's acts (and poke around vendors in act 5, just to get us teased). It's looking damn good and, as many community members have mentioned, this is pretty much what they'd want out of a remaster, just more modern graphics with maybe a touch of quality of life improvements, like the stash sizes. Aug 07, 2020 at 14:59 by Starym

Renown increases the amount of trust your character has earned within the Covenant. You can increase your Renown level by completing the Covenant Campaign, returning Anima to the Sanctum, and by rescuing souls from the Maw. This article explains in more detail the rewards you unlock upon reaching various Renown levels with the Covenants. 5 comments Aug 07, 2020 at 13:10 by Stan

Bolvar Arrives in Oribos Cutscene in Shadowlands

We're looking at a WIP (work-in-progress) cutscene of Bolvar arriving in Oribos. 1 comment Aug 07, 2020 at 11:28 by Stan

Azerite Powers and Essences Disabled in Shadowlands Zones

Azerite Powers and Essences will stop working as soon as you enter Shadowlands. Aug 06, 2020 at 22:50 by Stan

Shadowlands Beta 9.0.1 Build 35432: Class Changes

In the latest round of Shadowlands class changes, Blizzard capped Death and Decay's Scourge Strike to hit five targets, and Shadow Priests received some significant changes, including new talents. 2 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 22:02 by Stan

Black Character Selection Screen on the Shadowlands Beta

The character selection screen is currently a bit buggy on the Beta, and Blizzard is aware of the bug and suggests waiting instead of closing and reopening the game. Aug 06, 2020 at 20:44 by Stan

Motion Sickness Accessibility Options in Shadowlands

Blizzard added global strings in the latest Shadowlands build for new Accessibility options to prevent motion sickness. 3 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 18:15 by Stan

Spreadsheet of Target Caps in Shadowlands By Limit

As you probably know, many AoE abilities will be capped to only attack up to a certain number of enemies in Shadowlands, and so Max, the GM of Limit, created a spreadsheet, where he keeps track of all the capped and uncapped abilities. 6 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 15:34 by Stan

All Rogue Legendary Powers in Shadowlands

Rogues received the rest of their Legendary powers on the Beta this week. Missing from the previous week were Subtlety and Outlaw powers. Aug 06, 2020 at 10:46 by Stan

Blizzard Retiring Old Experience Potions in Shadowlands

Blizzard will be retiring potions that increase your Experience gains in Shadowlands except for the BfA potion, so it's important to get rid of them or use them before the new expansion hits. Aug 06, 2020 at 10:26 by Stan

Blizzard Adds Reckful as Rogue Trainer to the Stormwind Cathedral in Shadowlands

Following the tragic passing of Reckful, Blizzard added a Rogue Trainer named after him to the Cathedral of Light in Stormwind, where thousands of players paid tribute to the player. 1 comment Aug 06, 2020 at 08:00 by Stan

Wands Can Be Transmogrified Into Other Weapon Types in Shadowlands

Reddit user leothar noticed on the Beta that you transmogrify wands into other one-hand weapon types as of the latest Beta Build 35432. 3 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 07:19 by Stan

Hunters Will Be Able to Tame Cloud Serpents and Undead Beasts in Shadowlands

Among other notable items added in Beta Build 35432, we found two that suggest Hunters will be able to tame Cloud Serpents and Undead Beasts in Shadowlands. 2 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 07:04 by Stan

Regalia of the Fabled Adventurers Heirloom Set with Set Bonuses in Shadowlands

A new patch went live recently on the Beta, so we're breaking it down today to highlight what's new and we'll start with items, namely the new Heirloom set called Regalia of the Fabled Adventurers and its set bonuses. 7 comments Aug 06, 2020 at 06:32 by Stan

CHANGELOG

10 Aug. 2020: Bastion Zone
- Updated images.
10 Aug. 2020: General Legendary Powers
- Guide added.
10 Aug. 2020: Maldraxxus Zone
- Revamped guide in new format.
10 Aug. 2020: Oribos Zone
- Added note about unlocking portals.
08 Aug. 2020: Anima Powers
- Reviewed for Beta Build 35432.
08 Aug. 2020: Beast Mastery Hunter Mythic+ Guide
- Stopped recommending Killer Cobra for any Mythic+ situation. Aspect of the Beast should always be chosen.
08 Aug. 2020: Covenant Abilities
- Soulshape buffs added.
08 Aug. 2020: Death Knight Anima Powers
- Added new Anima Powers.

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