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Retaking Gilneas in 10.2.5 - Story Speculation & A Growing Threat

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 03:58:47 -0600

Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, will include a Gilneas revamp and reclamation. While this questline isn't ready for testing yet, we can speculate on how this story may unfold.

The Story So Far

Gilneas is a human kingdom located southwest of Silverpine Forest.

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Black Friday Gift Ideas in the Blizzard Gear Store - 30% Off Clothes, Plushies, Statues, and More!

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:47:58 -0600

It's Black Friday - we're all stuffed with Wild Turkey, warm and cozy, and thinking about the Holidays. What better way, then, to celebrate with your families than with gifts from their favorite Blizzard games?

No matter if you're an Overwatch fan or a die-hard Diablo player and everything in between, the Blizzard gear store has you coverd this Holiday season.

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Amirdrassil Race to World First Day 10 Recap - Fyrakk Nerfs, Phase 3, "Going Dark"

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:26:32 -0600

We're close to reaching critical mass in the Race to World First! Throughout the race, Dratnos & Tettles will be providing Daily Recaps of the events of each day - today's video focuses on Fyrakk nerfs, the concept of guilds "Going Dark" during the race, and more.

Looking for livestreams, guilds to watch, and analytics to dive into? Check out the Wowhead RWF Coverage Article for the latest lists of streamers, raid coverage, and boss guies.

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Engineering Profession Required for Mythic Fyrakk? - Knock Belt Enchant

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:25:34 -0600

Add control on Phase 2 of Mythic Fyrakk has been very important and the top guilds have their raiders take the Engineering Profession to use a BFA Engineering enchant to help!

Knock Belt - Personal Space Amplifier

Belt Enchant: Personal Space Amplifier is an Belt Engineering Enchant back from the Battle for Azeroth expansion.

Engineers can use equip this enchant to their belt and once every 10 minutes, can knockback enemies that are close to them.

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New Diablo 4 Rogue Cosmetics - Warrior of Light

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:02:41 -0600

A new shop rotation means new cosmetics! Rogues will be fighting for the Light with this newest cosmetic set.

While we don't know for certain when thess packages will rotate out of stock, what we do know is that the shop refreshes happen daily at approximately 10 am PDT, so stay tuned - we may have new cosmetic options soon!

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Liquid Hits Phase 3 Mythic Fyrakk - First Look at Mythic Mechanics

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:40:08 -0600

Liquid has now reached Phase 3 of Mythic Fyrakk and we've gotten a first look at the mechanics!

Phase 3 Mythic Fyrakk

Liquid has reached 44% in Phase 3 of Mythic Fyrakk.

New Mechanics

Functionally, everything from Heroic is intact with 4 seeds that you can use to survive the Apocalypse Roar, which means you have 5 cycles to defeat Fyrakk!

Damage numbers have been increased:

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Lucky Luciano's Rogue 2.0 Endgame Guide Now Live - Diablo 4 Season 2

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:06:11 -0600

When it comes to new Rogue builds we never have to look far - Lucky Luciano has been on top of theorycrafting Rogue builds for a while now. If you're looking for an all around Rogue build that can do it all, look no further than Lucky Luciano's latest Rogue 2.0 Meta Build. This build can clear everything from Ubers to Tier 100 Nightmare dungeons and do it in style.

To learn more about the Rogue 2.0 Meta build, check out our Diablo 4 Rogue 2.0 Meta Build Guide!

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Lucky Luciano's Toxic Shock Rogue - Abattoir of Zir Build Guide

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:35:51 -0600

With the Abattoir of Zir launching just around the corner, players are looking for the best builds to conquer the new Endgame challenge - and this time, Rogues are in the spotlight!

Lucky Luciano has created a build that's sure to rip through the Abattoir of Zir and gain you all the rewards to be found within. Take a look at his build video to know everything you'll need to emerge from the Abattoir with a brand new Glyph!

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Mythic Fyrakk Phase 2 Nerfed - Colossus Health Nerfed by 12%

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:14:47 -0600

In a hotfix about an hour ago, Blizzard nerfed Phase 2 of Mythic Fyrakk.

Phase 2 Hotfix

About an hour ago, a hotfix was applied that nerfs the Colossus by 12%.

Both Colossus Health nerfed by 12%

Colossus exploding at 100 energy and killing the raid was one of the #1 causes of wipes for both Echo and Liquid while progressing on this boss. Having to control the add wave while dealing maximum cleave and single target damage to the adds was a difficult part of the fight.

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Best Abattoir of Zir Builds for Diablo 4 Season 2 - Tier List

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:48:36 -0600

Season 2 of Diablo 4 has seen countless vampires slain and lots of Uber Duriel kills, but soon a new challenge will appear in the beginning of December. The Abattoir of Zir Endgame event will push many builds to their breaking point, and some well beyond. If you're looking to climb the tiers of the Abattoir of Zir, we've got you covered! We've ranked our favorite Endgame Builds from least suitable to the best to help you clench the clear on those tight timers.

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Pet Collectors: How to Find the Emerald Dream's Hidden Battle Pet

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:30:09 -0600

The Emerald Dream is full of little secrets, including a battle pet that is hidden unless you know the trick to finding it! The Pale Slumbertooth can only be found when using a toy from Dreamsurges!

Hidden in the Dream

Most of the pets from the Emerald Dream Safari achievement are simple enough to find. The exceptions are the Snaggletoof Battle Pets, who are simply rare, and also the Pale Slumbertooth, who are impossible to find unless you know the trick!

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Dream On Hotfix - "of the Emerald Dream" Title Now Awarded

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:33:33 -0600

Following a recent unreported hotfix, the title for completing the Dream On meta achievement!

Blizzard mentioned finding a new reward for the achievement in a previous hotfix, though no information has since been shared as to what that new reward would be. At some point over the last week, the meta achievement was changed to award the title instead.

Treasures of the Emerald Dream again rewards the Forest Lord’s Antlers.
Developers’ notes:

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The Weekly Reset with Taliesin and Evitel: Patch 10.2.5 and More Surprises?

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 01:08:04 -0600

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they talk about the upcoming Patch 10.2.5 features including Dragonriding in Azeroth, Retaking Gilneas, and Follower Dungeons, as well as possible surprise content, and Patch 10.2 with Season 3 and Raid endings. And more...

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Amirdrassil Race to World First Day 9 Recap - Fyrakk Tuning, Private Auras, Will We Hit Reset 3?

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:55:04 -0600

Things are heating up in the Race to World First! Throughout the race, Dratnos & Tettles will be providing Daily Recaps of the events of each day - today's video focuses on Fyrakk's tuning, how Private Auras are being used in the fight, and more.

Looking for livestreams, guilds to watch, and analytics to dive into? Check out the Wowhead RWF Coverage Article for the latest lists of streamers, raid coverage, and boss guies.

Fyrakk is under attack!

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Tabard of the Tyr's Guard Quest Discovered on the PTR

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:29:51 -0600

Following completion of Tyr's questline in Patch 10.2, the source of the Tabard of the Tyr's Guard has been finally been discovered in a follow-up quest on the PTR!

Warning: Minor quest spoilers ahead

Thanks to Portergauge on Twitter, who detailed the follow-up chain on the PTR, previously unavailable due to the final step in Tyr's questline remaining encrypted until this week.

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RP-PVP Realms Coming to Season of Discovery

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:51:51 -0600

Blizzard has confirmed that RP-PVP realms are coming to Season of Discovery! Like back in 2019, before Classic had launched initially, the development team once again listened to community feedback and decided to add the widely popular server ruleset to WoW's second classic season experience, which will launch on November 30.

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Diablo 4 BlizzCon Interview Roundup - ActuallyArcane & Kayleigh Calder, Wudijo & Adam Jackson

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0600

BlizzCon gave us a ton of interviews with the Diablo staff and various content creators - we've summarized a few of them, this time with ActuallyArcane and Wudijo!

BlizzCon is always a treasure trove full of information on upcoming features, reasoning behind development decisions, and thoughtful commentary from Blizzard.

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Icecrown Citadel PvP Flagging Issues Fix - WotLK Classic

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:20:12 -0600

Some players have been reporting issues inside Icecrown Citadel regarding PvP flagging and not receiving buffs from other players inside the raid group. This issue has been present inside Dungeon Groups since the introduction of Random Dungeon Finder, but the bug finally made its way into raids. Blizzard says there is a "bandaid fix" being implemented.

Hey all, I have an update.

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BM Hunters: Here's How to Find and Tame Sul'raka, the Emerald Dream's Red Loa Spirit Beast

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:28:08 -0600

Sul'raka is a new spirit beast with a unique skin that's been added to the Emerald Dream in 10.2, but like many other rare pets, there's a trick to finding her. Read our short guide to find out how!

Sul'raka, Daughter of Kimbul

The spirit beast Sul'raka is tameable by Beast Mastery Hunters in 10.2, but she can be tricky to find. That's because this beast is permanently stealed.

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Diablo 4 BlizzCon Interview Roundup - Rhykker & Joe Shely, MacroBioBoi & Adam Jackson

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0600

BlizzCon gave us a ton of interviews with the Diablo staff and various content creators - we've summarized a few of them, this time with Rhykker and MacroBioBoi!

BlizzCon is always a treasure trove full of information on upcoming features, reasoning behind development decisions, and thoughtful commentary from Blizzard.

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Amirdrassil Race to World First Day 8 Recap - Echo & Liquid Progress Fyrakk, Who Will Win Predictions

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:30:14 -0600

The Amirdrassil Race to World First is in its second week - and we're seeing Fyrakk progression! Throughout the race, Dratnos & Tettles will be providing Daily Recaps of the events of each day - today's video focuses on Echo defeating Tindral Sageswift and reaching Fyrakk, predictions on the RWF winners, and more.

Blood Harvest Rewards Granted to Players - Weapon Cosmetics, Barbarian Set, Mount

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:09:14 -0600

Players have been swimming in blood both in the Season of Blood and outside it - almost literally! The Blood Harvest blood drive even collected 666 pints of blood, which means all reward tiers were unlocked. Now, players can reap their rewards, since all cosmetics have been rolled out to players officially.

Those looking to check out their weapon cosmetics, mount, and Barbarian exclusive cosmetics can find them in their Wardrobe (or Stables, in the case of the mount).

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Update Coming to Gear from Rated PvP

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:47:17 -0600

Blizzard has announced that next week they will take all Rated PvP gear on the Veteran track and move it to the Champion track.

We’ve heard quite a bit of feedback around the PvE upgrade tracks for gear from rated PvP sources: both the Great Vault and the Conquest vendor.

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World Second Mythic Tindral Sageswift Kill by Echo in Amirdrassil

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:25:42 -0600

Echo has achieved world second Tindral Sageswift after 399 pulls, bringing them to Fyrakk and closing in on Liquid as we near the end of the Amirdrassil race to world first! Congratulations!

As mentioned previously, Tindral has been an epic slog of an encounter, with both guilds taking around 400 pulls to defeat and cementing it within the top 10 of highest pull count bosses.

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Blizzard on Recent Hotfix to Rares in Zaralek Caverns and Forbidden Reach

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:12:08 -0600

Blizzard has commented on the recent hotfix to Rares in Zaralek Caverns and Forbidden Reach, explaining why they made the change and some future updates to make it easier for collectors!

We’ve been closely reading your feedback about the recent changes to rare elite creatures in Zaralek Caverns and Forbidden Reach. A number of you have asked why we made this change, so we want to give some more explanation. We can also share a bit about what might happen next.

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Dracthyr Soar Now Full Dragonriding in Patch 10.2.5 - Ride the Skies Like a True Dragon

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:01:25 -0600

Dracthyr's Soar has received a full Dragonriding revamp in Patch 10.2.5 accompanying the availability of Dragonriding throughout all of Azeroth wherever flying is available.

How Does the New Soar Work?
For any Dracthyr that has both completed the Forbidden Reach starting experience and unlocked Dragonriding on their account, Soar will then become equivalent to full dragonriding via Empowered Soaring with access to Vigor and all other Dragonriding abilities.

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Liquid Hits Phase 1 Intermission on Mythic Fyrakk

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:24:22 -0600

Liquid has hit the Phase 1 intermission on Mythic Fyrakk and it looks crazy!

The Phase 1 Intermission on Mythic Fyrakk has been reached by Liquid and its crazy!

The changes on Mythic:

All players immediately receive Aflame as the intermission starts. (Mistweaver tech!)

Blaze occurs in this intermission.

Players will be assigned Shadowbound or Flamebound on the start of the intermission.

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Glow in the Dark Inarius Figure - Youtooz Exclusive Preorder Available Now

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:00 -0600

An incredible and stylish new addition to the Blizzard Gear Store is now available for preorder! Youtooz has teamed up with Blizzard to create an officially licensed and unique Inarius figurine with glow in the dark wings. This figurine of the Blessed Father will ship in February 2024, but is available for preorder now for $35 USD.

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Diablo: The Official Cookbook: Recipes and Tales from the Inns of Sanctuary Now Available

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:30:52 -0600

Just in time for the holidays, Diablo: The Official Cookbook is now available for purchase! Citizens of Sanctuary can now explore these heavenly recipes, which include the Old Tristram Toasted Pilaf, Khazra Carrots, and Knights Penitent Pork Cutlets!

Purchase Diablo: The Official Cookbook
At the time of publication, the price is $32 USD.

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Liquid on Mythic Fyrakk - First Look at Phase 1

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:07:52 -0600

Liquid is now streaming their initial progression on Mythic Fyrakk and we get a first look at their new mechanics!

Health Pool

Mythic Fyrakk has around 1.539 billion HP. It's a massive health pool!

Phase ends looks to still end at 70% health.

New Mechanics

Fyr'alath's Flame

One of the new mechanics is Fyr'alath's Flame where copies of Fyrakk will shoot fireballs in a direction that deal 665k damage. You can see the indicator for the direction they travel when they spawn!

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Ozumat WeakAura Removes Boss's Ink Effect for Better Visual Clarity - Season 3 Mythic+ Tip

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:26:50 -0600

Have you struggled to differentiate between Ozumat's inky aura effect and the Blotting Darkness that you need to clear with Cleansing Flux? A new popular WeakAura can help improve visual clarity.

Ozumat - Toggle Particle Density WeakAura by Calair
Specifically, the WeakAura created by Calair, automatically reduces your particle density at the start of Ozumat's encounter then returns it to a value that you can set in the custom options once the encounter ends.

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Mythic Fyrakk Hotfixes - Health Tuning

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:17:03 -0600

Yesterday afternoon, some hotfixes were applied which changes the health on Mythic Fyrakk and his adds!

Around 5 PM PST yesterday, before Liquid killed Mythic Tindral, the following hotfixes were applied.

Fyrakk health increased by 5.37% to 1,539,018,144.

Burning and Dark Colossus add health increased.

In addition, around 9 AM PST yesterday, the following adds also had their health changed:

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World First Mythic Tindral Sageswift Kill by Liquid in Amirdrassil

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:31:30 -0600

At long last, Team Liquid has defeated Mythic Tindral Sageswift, paving their way towards Fryakk and the end of the Amirdrassil Race to World First! Congratulations!

Tindral has been an epic slog, requiring 435 pulls to defeat, surpassing Blackhand (325), Jaina Proudmoore (346), Halondrus (357), and Queen Azshara (359), though not quite reaching Fallen Avatar's 453. Not bad for a penultimate boss!

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Amirdrassil Race to World First Day 7 Recap - Weekly Reset, T-Swift Difficulty, Fyrakk on the Horizon

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:30:12 -0600

The Amirdrassil Race to World First has begun its second week! Throughout the race, Dratnos & Tettles will be providing Daily Recaps of the events of each day - today's video focuses on the weekly reset, Fyrakk on the horizon, and more.

Patch 1.15 Build 52212 PTR Datamining - Season of Discovery Rune Changes

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:09:59 -0600

In the most recent build for the Public Test Realm of Season of Discovery, we've datamined some Rune Changes. Some of the most notable being adjustments are to tank Runes, reducing the passive bonus threat gained for Shaman and Warlock tanks.

Class ToolsBalanceTalentsFeral CombatTalentsRestorationTalents

Spells (4)

Engrave your gloves with the Wild Growth rune:

Heals all of target player's party members within 1540 yards of target player for (1434 / 100 * 7 *) over 7 sec.

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More Season 3 Mythic+ Hotfixes - Everbloom, Throne of the Tides

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:22:09 -0600

More Season 3 Mythic+ Hotfixes have been pushed which affects Everbloom's Berserkers and Throne's Sentinels.

Everbloom

It seems that Melded Berserker have also gotten hit with the cheese fix, fixing the ability to prevent all damage from Bounding Whirl using "Reverse Snap" positions but nerfing the tick time of the ability to compensate.

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November 21st Rare Hotfixes - Despawn After 15 Minutes in Zaralek Caverns and Forbidden Reach

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:56:12 -0600

With today's hotfixes, Blizzard included a change to rares in Zaralek Caverns and Forbidden Reach. Rares in these zones will now despawn after 15 minutes if no players are in their immediate vicinity.

This change will make life harder for players looking to farm old cosmetics or currencies from rares in these old zones. Whereas until now you can head to the zones and find them brimming with rares on the map, that should no longer be the case moving forward.

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Retribution Aura Hotfixed Last Night - Real Raid Buff

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:46:35 -0600

In a hotfix late last night, Retribution Aura was hotfixed and now procs more reliably making it a real raid buff on all encounters!

Ret Aura Hotfix

Previously, Retribution Aura would could really only proc off of Melee attacks that bring the target below the health threshold, making it hard to proc reliably especially on bosses like Nymue which don't actually Melee other than the Cycle Wardens.

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Free Barbarian Weapon Cosmetic Available in Shop - Diablo 4

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:45:19 -0600

A rare gift for players has appeared within Tejal's shop for their Barbarians to wield today - a free cosmetic!

The free gift is the Azurehand Skull-Crusher, a flanged, Two-Handed Mace with blue accents. This Two-Handed Mace was previously a Twitch Drop reward for those who watched Diablo 4 streams back in June after the game's initial release. If you had already claimed this weapon cosmetic back in June, this will not appear for you in the shop.

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November 21st Hotfixes - M+ Dungeon Tuning & PvP Tuning

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:25:34 -0600

Blizzard has posted a new set of hotfixes for November 21st for Patch 10.2 which includes the previously mentioned PvP tuning & Season 3 Mythic+ Dungeon tuning.

November 21, 2023Achievements

Added Ivy as a reward for Don’t Let the Doe Hit You On the Way Out.
Classes

Hunter

Beast Mastery

Beast Cleave and Kill Cleave now log correctly when the Hunter is buffed by an Augmentation Evoker.

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