Season 4 Guides
News and Guides for World of Warcraft, Diablo, FFXIV, and more
Weekly Dragonflight 10.2.6, SoD and Cataclysm Classic Hotfixes: April 29th - May 6th
Here's a collection of hotfixes for Dragonflight, Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic for the past week, with plenty of raid and dungeon and item changes in Season 4, three classes getting some tuning in Season of Discovery, and many fixes and improvements in the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch.
Cataclysm Classic
Cata Classic
Today at 04:29
Official WoW X Account Poll on Preferred Player Activity
Here's an interesting poll run by the official World of Warcraft Twitter/X account, asking players which activity "defines" their main character.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Today at 04:11
Cataclysm Classic Hotfixes: May 6th
In today's Cata Classic hotfixes we have the Wrath PvP gear discount taking effect, more Children's Week improvements, Warlock changes, and more.
Cataclysm Classic
Cata Classic
Today at 01:11
Tome of Unstable Power Nerf Coming With Reset
Blizzard announced a significant nerf to the Tome of Unstable Power trinket, coming with the weekly reset and reducing its damage while setting its maximum AoE targets at 8.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 23:52
Discoverer's Delight XP Buff Coming to Season of Discovery
The new experience buff arrives in SoD with this week's resets, giving players 150% more XP until level 39 and 100% more until 49!
WoW Classic
WoW Classic
Yesterday at 21:10
An Overview of All Class Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
Here are all class changes that went live in the third War Within Alpha build.
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
Yesterday at 20:15
FFXIV - DDos Attacks Caused Difficulties!
Final Fantasy XIV is currently experiencing some technical network difficulties due to DDoS attacks on May 6th at 6:00 a.m. (PDT).
Final Fantasy XIV
FFXIV
Yesterday at 19:47
Easy Mounts, Toys, Pets and More With This Archaeology Video Guide
Hey, remember Archaeology? Well, the man with the deep voice is back again to talk about it. If you're bored with Dragonflight or you’re one of those “must collect everything” people, Danta has another easy, but still time-consuming (as he points out himself) guide that can help you obtain a lot of rare items, pets and mounts from Archaeology!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 19:34
A Whisper of Warning (Short Story)
Blizzard has just posted a short story titled "A Whisper of Warning" about Alleria Windrunner and her new mission.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Yesterday at 17:12
Dragonflight Season 4 Raid DPS Log Rankings, Week 2: Aberrus
We're back to Aberrus in week 2 of Season 4, as the Awakened raids continue to rotate! As you'd expect, everything has changed, with only a few specs remaining close to where they were last week in Vault, so let's see the chaos unfold! One important thing to note is that not only are the rankings different because it's a different raid, gear is also piling up for players and so specs are getting better and better, so we should start seeing which specs are good in all three raids pretty soon.
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 16:21
Patch 10.2.7 Class Tuning: May 7th
Blizzard just announced some last-minute class tuning coming tomorrow with the launch of Patch 10.2.7!
World of Warcraft
WoW
Yesterday at 15:49
A Preview of Underground Spider Mounts in the War Within
If you find the Mad Merchant's spider mount too pricey, you'll be happy to hear that new spider mounts will be added in the War Within expansion.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Yesterday at 13:41
Two Bullions from the Weekly Bonus Event Quest This Week?
While we can't be 100% certain yet, this week's bonus event quest may award 2 bullions!
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
Yesterday at 13:20
4.3 Billion Arena Rating Visual Bug
Here's an amusing glitch from the live servers that causes one particular player to see an Arena Rating of 4.3 billion.
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Yesterday at 13:06
A Preview of Earthen Racial Mounts in the War Within Expansion
We're taking a closer look at the Earthen racial mounts coming in the War Within expansion.
World of Warcraft
WoW
2 comments
Yesterday at 10:24
Interesting Observation on Khaz Algar Mural in War Within Alpha
On the War Within Alpha, Haughty Chicken has made an interesting observation on a Khaz Algar mural. This post contains spoilers.
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
Yesterday at 09:50
Warrior Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
Finally, here is an overview of the Warrior changes that went live in the third War Within Alpha Build 54521.
World of Warcraft
WoW
May 05, 2024 at 19:45
Warlock Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
Warlocks received a ton of changes and Hero Talents in this week's War Within Alpha build!
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
May 05, 2024 at 17:14
Mythic+ Tier List for Dragonflight Season 4 Week 2
The second week of Season 4 is here and we've looked at the current Mythic+ tier list!
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
May 05, 2024 at 16:33
Outdoor Mounted Combat Arrives for Death Knights!
The legendarily movement-impaired Death Knights finally get some love in that department in the War Within (well, at least outdoors)!
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
May 05, 2024 at 14:59
Rogue Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
The Fatebout Hero Talent tree available to Assassination and Outlaw Rogues has been enabled for testing on the War Within Alpha, and so we're looking at the new talents!
World of Warcraft
WoW
7 comments
May 04, 2024 at 17:29
Patch 10.2.7 Giveaway: Lucky Quilen Cub Pet
To celebrate the next week's Patch 10.2.7 launch, Blizzard provided us with a code for the Lucky Quilen Cub pet that we're giving away on Twitter. Find out how to enter the giveaway!
World of Warcraft
WoW
3 comments
May 04, 2024 at 11:26
Priest Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
Blizzard added new Hero Talents for Priests in the latest War Within Alpha build.
World of Warcraft
WoW
May 04, 2024 at 09:08
Awesome Hallowfall Crystal Void Switch Animation
We've all seen the giant Hallowfall crystal and just how great it looks, but as it turns out, the light emanating from it actually changes in a sort of strange day/night cycle, and we get a really awesome transition into Void light animation!
World of Warcraft
WoW
5 comments
May 04, 2024 at 04:06
Wrath Classic PvP Gear Significantly Discounted
Blizzard has announced they reduced the costs of Wrath Classic PvP gear by 66%, due to lower Honor gains during the Cataclysm pre-patch.
WotLK Classic
WotLK Classic
May 04, 2024 at 00:49
Cataclysm Classic Hotfixes: May 3rd
Today's Cataclysm hotfixes bring Bloodlust and Heroism fixes, no more double trap drop animations for Hunters, a big fix for healing over time, as well as several holiday improvements.
Cataclysm Classic
Cata Classic
1 comment
May 04, 2024 at 00:18
Paladin Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
We've summarized all Paladin changes that went live in the third War Within Alpha build. Check them out!
World of Warcraft
WoW
May 03, 2024 at 20:52
9 Players with 100% Achievement Completion
It's game over until next week for 9 players who've earned every available achievement that grants points! Congrats!
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
May 03, 2024 at 20:44
Monk Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521
Here are the Monk changes we've spotted in the third War Within Alpha build.
World of Warcraft
WoW
4 comments
May 03, 2024 at 19:20
Children's Week Extended by 1 Week
Due to bugs, Blizzard has decided to extend Children's Week by one more week to give players more time to finish the meta-achievement!
World of Warcraft
WoW
1 comment
May 03, 2024 at 15:55
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CHANGELOG
- 25 Apr. 2025: Shadow Priest Introduction
- Update video to Season 4 playlist.
- 28 Nov. 2024: Necromancer Wraithlord Army Endgame Build
- Guide added.
- 28 Apr. 2024: Arms Warrior Introduction
- Guide added.
- 28 Apr. 2024: Beast Mastery Hunter Gear and Best in Slot
- Updated BiS Trinkets and Bullion purchase recommendations.
- 28 Apr. 2024: Cataclysm Classic Home Page
- Guide added.