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Mythic+ Dreaming Hero Title Required Rating: April 16

Blizzard have shared the current required Mythic+ rating required to get the Dreaming Hero title at the end of Dragonflight Season 3. The official forum thread below will be updated, so check back to see the latest numbers. 1 comment Today at 18:42 by Staff

FFXIV - A Realm Resplendent With Warriors of Light!

Throughout the recent 14-hour stream, Yoshi-P shared some fun and intriguing statistics about Final Fantasy XIV and its community. Here is a quick overview of what we have learned! Today at 14:41 by Neviriah

Righteous Orbs No Longer Drop in Phase 3

Players have been noticing that Righteous Orbs were suddenly no longer dropping, and now Blizzard have confirmed that there was a hotfix, and that they were never intended to drop before Phase 4. Yesterday at 23:35 by Staff

Now's the perfect time to unlock your missing Plunderstorm rewards with doubled Renown gains until April 30th! 4 comments Yesterday at 20:37 by Staff

Don't forget to opt-in for War Within Beta for a chance to join the testing or pre-purchase the Epic Edition which contains Beta access to the latest expansion! Yesterday at 18:16 by Staff

FFXIV - New and Returning Promotional Items!

Exciting news for collectors and fans alike! Yoshi-P has recently announced a variety of new and returning collectible items related to FFXIV. Here is a list of items that are available and how you can get them! Yesterday at 14:23 by Neviriah

A First Look at MoP Remix in Patch 10.2.7

Check out our first look at MoP Remix coming in Patch 10.2.7! 11 comments Yesterday at 13:21 by Staff

Great Vault in Dragonflight Season 4: Item Level of Rewards, Requirements, Evantkis Wares

We're looking at the level of loot from the Great Vault and the items you can buy from Evantkis in Dragonflight Season 4. 2 comments Yesterday at 12:44 by Stan

Amirdrassil 10.2.6 Raid DPS Log Rankings, Week 4

Things seem to be stabilizing a little, at least at the very top, as our DK-Rogue trio remains solid this week. There's plenty of movement below that though, so let's dive in. Yesterday at 11:01 by Starym

FFXIV - Possible New Ultimate Weapons for Viper in Dawntrail

With the Benchmark now available, players have been busy testing their PCs, and some have already discovered an interesting new detail within the Benchmark! Yesterday at 08:56 by Neviriah

As many expected, it seems everyone's favorite farm won't be making it to Remix: Mists of Pandaria, as spotted by TheYamagato. 5 comments Yesterday at 04:54 by Staff

How to Easily Get Multi-Player Required Achievements Solo

Here's a quick mini-guide on how to get achievements that require multiple players solo, on the same account, by the one and only Danta. He's already mentioned this method in his previous solo achievement videos, mostly the "Glory of the..."series, where some of the sub-achievements require more than one player, but now we got a separate walkthrough for it as well. 5 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 19:30 by Starym

AI Bot Warfare: (Mildly) Sabotage Bots by Talking to Them

Everyone’s least favorite part of WoW, the bots, got some upgrades! Luckily for us, those same upgrades leave them open to a new (and pretty funny) way to mess with them - talking! 7 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 18:53 by Starym

The Most Popular Specializations in Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 3 Week 22

The penultimate week of Season 3 is upon us and we're looking at the most popular specs for Mythic+. Apr 14, 2024 at 16:21 by Stan

Great Vault Requirements in Dragonflight Season 4

Check out the Great Vault requirements for Dragonflight Season 4! Apr 14, 2024 at 16:18 by Stan

Rare Mounts Available for Purchase in MoP Remix

Many rare mounts that have a very low drop chance in Mists of Pandaria can be directly purchased from vendors during MoP Remix. 14 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 15:21 by Staff

Clever Workaround for Death Knight Runeforging in MoP Remix

While Death Knights can't leave Pandaria to runeforge their weapons, Blizzard thought ahead and implemented a clever workaround. 2 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 14:10 by Staff

The official Dawntrail Benchmark is now available, and participating will give you the opportunity to enter a special Sweepstakes! 1 comment Apr 14, 2024 at 10:18 by Neviriah

Hunter Tier Sets and Bonuses in Dragonflight Season 4

Here are the Hunter sets and bonuses coming in Dragonflight Season 4 on April 23rd. 3 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 09:34 by Stan

Here's a quick look at everything coming with the new limited-time event, as MrGM dives in and covers the PTR for the MoP Remix. 1 comment Apr 14, 2024 at 08:33 by Staff

2 Million Pre-Registered Players in 2 Days for Returning Chinese Servers

After Blizzard's announcement of reinstating operations in China, NetEase opened up pre-registrations for World of Warcraft. WoW's official Weibo account shared some interesting stats related to these pre-registrations and more, and we found out 2 million players had already registered only two days after the announcement! 4 comments Apr 14, 2024 at 04:14 by Staff

Dragonflight Season 4 is set to start on April 23rd, and we're still in the dark about whether Awakened raid bosses will include affixes. 3 comments Apr 13, 2024 at 19:10 by Stan

Awakened Raids in Dragonflight Season 4: TL;DR Guide

Everything you need to know about Awakened Raids in Dragonflight Season 4 in a condensed format. 1 comment Apr 13, 2024 at 18:11 by Stan

Mythic+ Tier List for Dragonflight Season 3 Week 22

Here's the Mythic+ Tier List for the 22nd week of Season 3! Apr 13, 2024 at 15:19 by Stan

During the Letter from the Producer Live LXXX and 14-hour broadcast, Yoshi-P shared several details about the upcoming expansion, Dawntrail. Here is everything you need to know. 1 comment Apr 13, 2024 at 11:01 by Neviriah

FFXIV - Dawntrail Benchmark Available Soon!

April 14th marks the day you can join fellow adventurers in preparing for the next chapter of FF14. Get the Dawntrail Benchmark software and see if your rig is up to the challenge! 4 comments Apr 13, 2024 at 10:18 by Neviriah

NeutralAgent Gets All 8 Neutral-Possible Classes to Max Level!

Not satisfied with one fully neutral, never leaving the Wandering isle character, NeutralAgent has been hard at work maxing out all 8 classes that can remain neutral! He's recently done it and got them all to the level 70 Dragonflight cap, all without even picking a faction! Apr 13, 2024 at 06:01 by Staff

Honorable Kills Granted This Week Related to Bloodstained Commendations

Blizzard will be adding a one-time fix for Season of Discovery players who used Bloodstained Commendations to increase their PvP rank, but forgot about the 15 kill minimum by adding said 15 Honorable Kills at this week's reset. Apr 13, 2024 at 04:01 by Staff

Blizzard have clarified the reason behind the recent reduction for everyone's new favorite mount, as they are trying to fix some animation issues and he will return to his big boy size in 10.2.7. 1 comment Apr 12, 2024 at 20:44 by Staff

The community has noticed multiple changes in Dalaran in the forthcoming Dark Heart patch. 1 comment Apr 12, 2024 at 11:18 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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