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Earthen Allied Race Dances and Customization Options

The new War Within Allied Races was added to the Alpha today and we already have a full look at not only all their customization options, but their dances as well, courtesy of MrGM! You can check out the Earthen's racial abilities here if you missed them earlier. 2 comments Today at 04:22 by Staff

Here's a really cool possibility for the War Within, as a very subtle and mildly mysterious comment from Executive Producer and Vice President for WoW, Holly Longdale, may be hinting at our Warband characters getting a lot more involved in our travels! 1 comment Today at 04:14 by Staff

Dragonflight 10.2.6 and SoD Hotfixes, April 25th

We have quite a few Season 4 fixes today, with the LFR item level requirement, many item-related fixes, as well as some Season of Discovery improvements, and more! Yesterday at 22:43 by Starym

Affliction Warlock Changes in War Within Alpha: April 25th

Affliction is getting plenty of changes today as well, with Blizzard detailing the reasoning behind certain choices. 1 comment Yesterday at 21:56 by Staff

Windwalker Monk Changes in War Within Alpha: April 25th

Here come this week's Windwalker changes as well, with Blizzard detailing adjustments to Tiger Palm and Combo Strikes, as well as announcing talent tree layout changes coming with next week's build. Yesterday at 21:47 by Staff

Fire Mage Changes in War Within Alpha: April 25th

Blizzard have detailed the changes coming to Fire Mages in this War Within build, as we as their intentions behind them. There are many talent tree changes, with new talents aimed at more choices being available, especially in the AoE department. Yesterday at 21:40 by Staff

Earthen Allied Race Added to War Within Alpha + Official Preview

The Earthen join the Allied Race roster in this week's War Within Alpha build! Blizzard detail their current Alpha experience, as well as their racial abilities and future plans. 2 comments Yesterday at 21:33 by Staff

War Within Alpha Development Notes: April 25th

This week's Alpha notes bring a new zone, two new dungeon, the Earthen Allied Race, and many class changes, including the Demon Hunter Fel-Scarred Hero Tree! Yesterday at 21:24 by Staff

Leveling in Cataclysm Classic (Official Preview)

Deathwing's destruction has changed the landscape of Azeroth, allowing players to embark on new quests from level 1-60 in these transformed territories. Yesterday at 19:05 by Staff

Dreamsurges BoA Gear Hotfixed to Item Level 454

Blizzard somehow forgot to update the item level of BoA tokens from Dreamsurges to the Season 4 item level so they recently hotfixed it to 454. 3 comments Yesterday at 18:34 by Stan

Diablo 4 Season 4 Developer Livestream: May 2nd

Tune in to the latest Developer Update about Season 4 on May 2 at 11 a.m. PDT! Yesterday at 17:42 by Staff

Blizzard just announced there will be no in-person BlizzCon this year. 4 comments Yesterday at 17:26 by Staff

Players in Dark Heart can embark on a short quest in Valdrakken that rewards a Personal Tabard that is account-wide, but the design you create is character-specific. 2 comments Yesterday at 17:06 by Staff

In a recent Reddit thread, players shared their regrettable experiences with the game's infamous Black Market Auction House (BMAH). 2 comments Yesterday at 15:17 by Stan

How to Obtain Spark of Awakening in Dragonflight Season 4

Find out how to obtain the new Spark of Awakening in Season 4. 2 comments Yesterday at 12:55 by Stan

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. Yesterday at 11:09 by Stan

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. 1 comment Yesterday at 10:26 by Stan

How to Upgrade Fyralath and Naszuro in Dragonflight Season 4

Here's how you can upgrade your legendary weapons in Dragonflight Season 4 next week! Yesterday at 07:59 by Stan

Black Temple Timewalking Chest Has a Chance to Contain Ashes of Alar!

Cache of Timewarped Treasures obtained from Black Temple Timewalking quest this week has a chance to contain Ashes of Al'ar! Yesterday at 07:39 by Stan

Tamas 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! 2 comments Yesterday at 05:34 by Staff

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. 2 comments Yesterday at 05:24 by Staff

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. 2 comments Yesterday at 04:29 by Staff

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! Yesterday at 04:24 by Staff

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! 1 comment Yesterday at 04:12 by Staff

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. Yesterday at 02:28 by Staff

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. Yesterday at 02:23 by Staff

Blizzard is retiring the WoW Companion app with the release of the War Within pre-patch. 2 comments Apr 24, 2024 at 17:51 by Staff

Collectors 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! 8 comments Apr 24, 2024 at 11:30 by Staff

We're looking at the Dwarf Mech Mounts coming in the War Within expansion. Apr 24, 2024 at 08:20 by Staff

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! Apr 24, 2024 at 05:07 by Staff

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19 Dec. 2024: Black Mage Black Mage Guide
- Updated for Patch 6.55.
28 Nov. 2024: Necromancer Wraithlord Army Endgame Build
- Guide added.
23 Apr. 2024: Algeth'ar Academy Guide
- Guide updated for Season 4.
23 Apr. 2024: Brackenhide Hollow Guide
- Guide updated for Season 4.
23 Apr. 2024: Druid Runes
- Updated for Mangle and Lacerate rune location swaps.

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