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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. Today at 23:37 by Starym

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! Today at 23:26 by Staff

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! Today at 20:54 by Staff

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. Today at 20:46 by Staff

Dragonflight Season 4 is upon us and here's a handy visual gearing guide by Reddit user gandalin1306 to help you get started! Today at 19:28 by Staff

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. Today at 18:58 by Staff

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. Today at 18:46 by Staff

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! 2 comments Today at 13:53 by Stan

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! Today at 13:45 by Stan

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! Today at 13:38 by Stan

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. 2 comments Today at 06:11 by Staff

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. 1 comment Today at 04:00 by Staff

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. 1 comment Today at 01:27 by Staff

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. Yesterday at 21:55 by Staff

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. 2 comments Yesterday at 19:27 by Starym

Season of Discovery Class Tuning: April 23rd

We have some more class tuning coming to Phase 3 of SoD, as Druids, Paladins, Priests, Rogues and Shamans get some solid changes. 1 comment Yesterday at 19:17 by Staff

Revival Catalyst Charges Will Reset Tomorrow

Remember to use up any remaining Catalyst charges today before they reset tomorrow! Yesterday at 18:32 by Stan

Dark Heart, the final patch of the Dragonflight expansion, is going live on May 7th. Yesterday at 17:06 by Staff

The MoP Remix release date might have been leaked due to an entry found in the War Within Closed Alpha calendar! Yesterday at 11:18 by Staff

Jewelry Can Have 2 Sockets in The War Within

A jeweler's setting from The War Within confirms jewelry can have 2 sockets. Yesterday at 08:45 by Staff

Blizzard updated their Season 4 development notes and changed the schedule for Awakened raids! They are now going to be changing every week, and it seems they will no longer all be Awakened later on in the season. 1 comment Yesterday at 05:34 by Staff

Dynamic Flight Model Animation Examples: Ship/Mechanical, Dog and Horse

There's a whole lot of mounts getting the Dynamic Flight treatment in the War Within, with a number of shared animation rigs between them. Blizzard artist Bex shared a few of the ones she worked on, giving us a look at the horse, dog and some more ship-like and mechanical rigs! 4 comments Yesterday at 05:14 by Staff

Mythic+ Tier List for Dragonflight Season 3 Week 23

We've also looked at the Mythic+ tier list during the final week of Season 3! Apr 21, 2024 at 21:18 by Stan

The Most Popular Specializations in Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 3 Week 23

The final week of Season 3 is here, so we're checking out the most popular specializations in Mythic+ for the very last time! 4 comments Apr 21, 2024 at 19:49 by Stan

A First Look at Fire Bee Mounts in The War Within

Players in The War Within can get their hands on multiple new Fire Bee mounts! 5 comments Apr 21, 2024 at 15:20 by Staff

Item Level of Great Vault Rewards in The War Within Season 1

We're exploring the location of the weekly chest in The War Within and the item levels of the rewards for the upcoming season! Apr 21, 2024 at 15:05 by Staff

Mythic+ Dungeon Rotation in The War Within Season 1

Here's the dungeon rotation for Mythic+ in The War Within Season 1! Apr 21, 2024 at 14:46 by Staff

XP Requirement Massively Nerfed in The War Within

The XP requirements for leveling from 1 to 70 in "The War Within" have been significantly reduced by 54%! 2 comments Apr 21, 2024 at 12:47 by Staff

A First Look at Delves in The War Within

Let's take a better look at Delves, one of the main features of the upcoming expansion. 1 comment Apr 20, 2024 at 20:15 by Staff

Here's a preview of Arathi Lynx mounts coming in The War Within expansion. 5 comments Apr 20, 2024 at 19:27 by Staff

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

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