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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
Today 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
Today 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
Today 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
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Today 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
Today 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
Today 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
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Today 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
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Today 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
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Today 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
Yesterday 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
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Yesterday at 19:27
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.
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
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Yesterday at 19:17
Revival Catalyst Charges Will Reset Tomorrow
Remember to use up any remaining Catalyst charges today before they reset tomorrow!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 18:32
Patch 10.2.7 Launches on May 7th
Dark Heart, the final patch of the Dragonflight expansion, is going live on May 7th.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 17:06
MoP Remix Launches May 16th?
The MoP Remix release date might have been leaked due to an entry found in the War Within Closed Alpha calendar!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 11:18
Jewelry Can Have 2 Sockets in The War Within
A jeweler's setting from The War Within confirms jewelry can have 2 sockets.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 08:45
Updated Season 4 Awakened Raid Schedule
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.
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Yesterday at 05:34
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!
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
Yesterday at 05:14
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!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 21, 2024 at 21:18
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!
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Apr 21, 2024 at 19:49
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!
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Apr 21, 2024 at 15:20
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!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 21, 2024 at 15:05
Mythic+ Dungeon Rotation in The War Within Season 1
Here's the dungeon rotation for Mythic+ in The War Within Season 1!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 21, 2024 at 14:46
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%!
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Apr 21, 2024 at 12:47
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.
WoW: The War Within
TWW
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Apr 20, 2024 at 20:15
Arathi Lynx Mounts in The War Within
Here's a preview of Arathi Lynx mounts coming in The War Within expansion.
WoW: The War Within
TWW
5 comments
Apr 20, 2024 at 19:27
Dragonflight Season 4 Awakened Raid Schedule, Reputation Buffs and Rewards
Blizzard have detailed how exactly Awakened raids will work in Season 4, from the way rewards will change, the Bullion acquisition rates and costs, a new reputation buff that comes with each raid's related factions, as well as the schedule itself!
World of Warcraft
WoW
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Apr 20, 2024 at 03:55
Delves Feature Overview in the War Within (Official Video)
Blizzard gave us a handy overview of the new 1-5 player 10-15 minute Delve mini-dungeon feature! From their role-independent nature to their tier difficulty levels, the companion NPC and his specialization and curios, the 12 unique Delves (and the special single-boss 13th one), Delve variants, rewards (going up to Heroic raid level/M+5 keys), the customizable mount, and more.
WoW: The War Within
TWW
8 comments
Apr 20, 2024 at 03:45
World First Dragonflight Mythic +34 Key Timed
With just days to go until Season 4, we have our very first +34 of the expansion (as spotted by Raider.io), which is actually tied with the highest key ever completed on live servers!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Apr 20, 2024 at 00:03
Upcoming Warlock Changes in the War Within Alpha
Warlocks will be getting quite a few changes in upcoming Alpha builds as well, as Blizzard give us an overview of talent changes.
WoW: The War Within
TWW
1 comment
Apr 19, 2024 at 23:45
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