Season 4 Guides
News and Guides for World of Warcraft, Diablo, FFXIV, and more
Crush Season 4 Mythic+ with Quazii Plater
We'd like to introduce you to a game-changing nameplate addon for Season 4 that's essential for excelling in Mythic+ dungeons.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 11:09
Black Temple Timewalking Cache Gear Cannot Be Catalyzed
Players are currently unable to catalyze gear from the Black Temple Timewalking cache into class set piece.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 10:26
How to Upgrade Fyr'alath and Nasz'uro in Dragonflight Season 4
Here's how you can upgrade your legendary weapons in Dragonflight Season 4 next week!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 07:59
Black Temple Timewalking Chest Has a Chance to Contain Ashes of Al'ar!
Cache of Timewarped Treasures obtained from Black Temple Timewalking quest this week has a chance to contain Ashes of Al'ar!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 07:39
Tama's Dragonflight Helper WeakAura Updated for Season 4
Tama's Dragonflight Helper is a Weakaura that displays a weekly to-do list in the game and it's been updated for Dragonflight Season 4!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 05:34
Grim Batol Boss Model Updated in the War Within
Cataclysm's Grim Batol has been added to the Mythic+ Dungeon rotation in The War Within Season 1, and one boss received a brand new model recently on the Alpha.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Today at 05:24
Timewalking Cache Hotfix, Items Sent Out to Affected Players
Blizzard have announced that the item level issues with Timewalking Caches have been fixed and that affected players have received main with the replacement Cache.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Today at 04:29
Splintered Spark of Awakening Clarifications
Blizzard have clarified why players are able to get a full Spark of Awakening through the two available Splinters in the first week of Dragonflight Season 4, and it seems it's only for this week and only due to catch-up rules being enabled!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 04:24
Easier to Obtain Tusks of Mannoroth Cosmetic Coming in MoP Remix
It seems there may be an easier way to obtain the Tusks of Mannoroth appearance during the Mists of Pandaria Remix event!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 04:12
Currency Conversions in Cataclysm Classic
Blizzard have detailed the specifics of the currency conversion calculations coming with the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch next week. From emblems and badges converted into either gold or Justice Points to Arena points and other PvP currencies, we get all the numbers and caps that are coming into effect soon.
Cataclysm Classic
Cata Classic
Today at 02:28
Embrace Two New Races in Cataclysm Classic
Blizzard have detailed the Worgen and Goblin races coming with Cataclysm Classic, from their available classes to their respective starting zones, racials, mounts and more.
Cataclysm Classic
Cata Classic
Today at 02:23
The WoW Companion App Retiring
Blizzard is retiring the WoW Companion app with the release of the War Within pre-patch.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Yesterday at 17:51
Collector's Dilemma: High Shipping Costs a Dealbreaker for European Players
If you plan on buying the physical War Within Collector's Edition and live in Europe, you're going to have a bad time!
World of Warcraft
WoW
7 comments
Yesterday at 11:30
Dwarf Mech Mounts in War Within
We're looking at the Dwarf Mech Mounts coming in the War Within expansion.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 08:20
All Variants of Customizable Delve Mount in the War Within (Video)
We've already talked about and taken a first look at the Delve-specific mount coming in the War Within, but now it's time to check out all of its customization options!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 05:07
Dragonflight 10.2.6 and SoD Hotfixes, April 23rd
We have a Crest switch fix and weekly maximum increase, as well as a quest fix in retail, the big class tuning pass for Season of Discovery, and more in today's hotfixes.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 23, 2024 at 23:37
Maximum Characters Per Account Number Increased in Patch 10.2.7
Blizzard announced they will be increasing the maximum number of characters per account in the Dark Heart patch!
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Apr 23, 2024 at 23:26
Additional Hunter Tuning in Season of Discovery: April 23rd
Hunters got some newly added tuning today, as Blizzard detail additional changes added to the already quite significant class tuning!
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Apr 23, 2024 at 20:54
Weekly Crest Maximum Increase in Season 4
Blizzard have announced that Season 4 will see an increased number of maximum Crests acquired each week, and also have the increased cap system for players that don't reach the maximum each week.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 23, 2024 at 20:46
Dragonflight Season 4 Gearing Guide
Dragonflight Season 4 is upon us and here's a handy visual gearing guide by Reddit user gandalin1306 to help you get started!
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
Apr 23, 2024 at 19:28
Select Services Up to 30% Off Through May 7th
Save up to 33% on select game services! Enjoy discounted prices on Character Transfers, Faction Changes, Race Changes, and Name Changes now through May 7.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 23, 2024 at 18:58
Damage Reduction Testing in PvP
This weekend, a global damage reduction aura will be tested in PvP combat in Season of Discovery to balance the increased burst damage observed the latest phase.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Apr 23, 2024 at 18:46
Comprehensive To-Do List for Dragonflight Season 4 Week 1
Dragonflight Season 4 starts today, check out our updated to-do list to find out what's new!
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Apr 23, 2024 at 13:53
Warglaives of Azzinoth Appearance Available This Week to Demon Hunters
Here's a reminder for all Demon Hunters! Since it's Burning Crusade Timewalking you can earn Arsenal: The Warglaives of Azzinoth from Illidan if you earned the weapons the regular way!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 23, 2024 at 13:45
How to Easily Reach Revered with the Netherwing this Week
It's super easy to go from Hated to Revered with the Netherwing faction during the Burning Crusade Timewalking event, and the reputation buff helps you unlock six awesome mounts fast!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 23, 2024 at 13:38
Dragonflight Season 4 Has Partially Started
Season 4 has partially started on NA servers, as players are noticing elements of the new season popping up. This is actually planned and was announced by Blizzard, as you can see below, but players were not expecting this much to change before the reset.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Apr 23, 2024 at 06:11
War Within Map Size Comparison to Dragonflight and Other Zones
We have four new zones coming in the War Within, but just how large are they, all told? We have a few community members showing their relative sizes off, comparing to various other expansion landmasses, which we'll be taking a look at today.
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Apr 23, 2024 at 04:00
Periodic Free Realm Transfers Coming to Season of Discovery
Blizzard have announced that there will be realm transfers coming from PvP to PvE realms over the next few weeks. These free transfers will be open for a short time and on multiple occasions. Blizzard also explain why these are opening now and also talk about faction balance, which is the reason the transfers will work in these short bursts on numerous occasions.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
1 comment
Apr 23, 2024 at 01:27
Priest Hero Talent Feedback: April 22nd
Blizzard have offered some feedback on player comments on the Priest Hero talents on the War Within Alpha, as our own guide writer, Publik, pointed out some issues with Voidreaver.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 22, 2024 at 21:55
Final Amirdrassil Season 3 Raid DPS Log Rankings
Here we are with the final week of Season 3! While Patch 10.2.6 will continue on until May 7th, the new season will change everything, as we moving on from Amirdrassil to Awakened raids! The final week has brought a lot of change all over the place, including the very top, so let's see where everyone ended up.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Apr 22, 2024 at 19:27
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- Updated for Mangle and Lacerate rune location swaps.