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When are the invasions coming?

The Legion invasions (and Demon Hunter early access) arrived August 9, 2016 (US) and August 10, 2016 (EU). The will continue until August 30, 2016 when Legion launches, and will progressively become more frequent until that point.

Nethershard Currency

Nethershard is a new currency that will be specific to the Legion pre-launch event. These can be earned via invasion scenario events (25-50+ Nethershard per invasion).

Note that aside from Nethershards, the invasions grant achievements, and also the Stage 2 and Stage 4 chests can have unique weapons in them (that can be upgraded to item level 725).

The items available for Nethershards include transmog sets and item level 700 necks, rings, trinkets, weapon upgrade items, and a pet! These items are sold by Captive Wyrmtongue, who can be found in the Illidari camps in all invasion zones, as well as Orgrimmar and Stormwind City as below.
Note that the vendors in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City require that you complete the Broken Shore scenario to see them; the ones in the invasion zones are visible regardless.

Vendor Locations

HORDE

Orgrimmar - At , on the upper level, near the zeppelin tower for Undercity (Map).

ALLIANCE

Stormwind City - At , on the western edge of the Mage Quarter overlooking the coast (Map).

BOTH FACTIONS

Azshara - At , northeast of the gates of Orgrimmar (Map).
Dun Morogh - At , right outside the gates of Ironforge (Map).
Hillsbrad Foothills - At , northwest of Tarren Mill (Map).
Northern Barrens - At , just east of The Crossroads (Map).
Tanaris - At , just north of Gadgetzan (Map).
Westfall - At , between The Jansen Stead and Saldean's Farm (Map).

The inventory of the Captive Wyrmtongues is as follows:

Item

Cost

Model

Type/Slot

Ensemble: Fel-Infused Cloth Armor	200 Nethershard	Fel-Infused Cloth Armor	Transmog Set Appearance
Ensemble: Felshroud Leather Armor	200 Nethershard	Felshroud Leather Armor	Transmog Set Appearance
Ensemble: Fel-Chain Mail Armor	200 Nethershard	Fel-Chain Mail Armor	Transmog Set Appearance
Ensemble: Felforged Plate Armor	200 Nethershard	Felforged	Transmog Set Appearance
Infernal Cord	50 Nethershard	-	Neck
Legionnaire's Fel Pendant	50 Nethershard	-	Neck
Legion Bound Ring	50 Nethershard	-	Finger
Nether Twisted Band	50 Nethershard	-	Finger
Mo'arg Clan Token	50 Nethershard	-	Trinket
Felstalker Spine	50 Nethershard	-	Trinket
Inquisitor's Talisman	50 Nethershard	-	Trinket
Demon Commander's Drape	50 Nethershard	-	Back
Felbat Pup	150 Nethershard	-	Pet
Coalesced Fel	150 Nethershard	-	Weapon Upgrade
Glaive of the Fallen	100 Nethershard	-	Weapon

Invasion Scenarios

There will be 6 different invasion events during the pre-launch patch. After the invasions start, they will become more and more frequent as we get closer to the launch of the expansion (August 30, 2016).
Each invasion is a scenario entered by anyone that moves into the invasion area, and has 4 stages. There is a progress bar for Stages 1 and 3 which is zone-wide - you will see how close you are to the next stage. Stage 2 and 4 have boss objectives, and completing these will complete the stage.
Note that the invasion instance you enter may already be in progress, with potentially a stage or stages completed already.
The stages are below:

Stage 1 - Defend against a general invasion point (e.g. Orgrimmar Rear Gate). Mobs are fairly trivial in nature, although numerous.
Stage 2 - Defeat two lieutenants and a commander. The commander spawns after the lieutenants are killed. These bosses hit pretty hard, so DPS and healers have to watch threat.
Stage 3 - Defeat the invading forces marked on the map - a zone-wide objective, with various activities that will advance the progress bar:

There are mobs to kill, of various sizes and strengths. These can be found at invasion points, marked on the map.
There are protected "Legion Structures" also marked on the map. You must kill the mobs protecting the structures; doing so will make the Protected Fel Crystals attackable. When the crystals are destroyed, the structure collapses.
There are various mini bosses scattered around the zone during this phase. These hit pretty hard, so ideally they need to be tanked or kited. These mini bosses often drop Nethershards, so it's worthwhile helping to kill them! They are marked on the map with skulls.

Stage 4 - Defeat a boss NPC at the original invasion point (requires a group). These bosses hit VERY hard and have some abilities that will kill you if you do not avoid them (e.g. breath mechanics - make sure to stand behind the boss!)

Some other miscellaneous notes:

Zones that have active invasions are marked very clearly on the world map. Note that only zones in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms are involved.

Mousing over the invasion icon will show you a timer, indicating how much time is left in the invasion, so that you can get there.

Entering a zone with an active invasion will put you into a scenario instance. There will be multiple instances going on at one time, so arriving at any point while the invasion is active will allow you to participate.
There are various vehicles you can use to assist you during the invasion (e.g. Demolishers, Glaives). These usually have a few abilities that will do area damage to mobs.
Most of the mobs killed for the invasions do not drop anything, although minibosses do. The shards/chests that are rewarded go into your bags automatically (even if you are dead when the appropriate stage is completed).

Rewards from the invasion are as follows:

Stage 1 - Nil.
Stage 2 - Small Legion Chest, which will contain 5 Nethershard, guaranteed iLevel 700 Fel-Touched Gear*, and a chance for iLevel 700** weapons, with very unique models.
Helping to kill the minibosses during this stage will reward more Nethershards (5-10 extra).
Stage 3 - 10 Nethershard at the end of the stage. Additionally, mini-bosses during this stage drop Nethershards (reportedly 5-15). Therefore, killing these can net you a much higher yield than any other stage!
Stage 4 - Large Legion Chest, which will contain 10 Nethershard, guaranteed iLevel 700 Fel-Touched Gear*, and a chance for iLevel 700** weapons, with very unique models.

TOTAL: 25-80+ Nethershard per invasion

*This armor is the same armor that makes up the 4 transmog armor ensembles available for 200 Nethershard. If you are wanting only the transmog appearances and not the gear, collecting it piece-by-piece from these chests will be presumably much slower than buying the Ensemble.
**These weapons can be upgraded to iLevel 725 using Coalesced Fel, which will also be available during the pre-launch event

Completing a single invasion rewards the achievement Stand Against the Legion.
Completing 6 of the invasions (as listed below) will reward Defender of Azeroth: Legion Invasions

The above achievements will be Feats of Strength (similar to Tripping the Rifts from the Cataclysm pre-expansion event) that will not be obtainable after Legion launches.

Another Feat of Strength that will be exclusively available during the Legion pre-launch event is It All Makes Sense Now (collect all 12 of the pamphlets from Doomsayer NPCs in Orgrimmar/Stormwind).

Getting to the Invasions

Below is a summary of ways to get to the invasions. I have included many different routes, including some that may be obvious (for those who may be returning to the game after a while).

Zone	Horde	Alliance
Azshara Staging point: Orgrimmar rear gates	Right outside Orgrimmar rear (North) gates Use portal from Warspear Use portal from Shrine of Two Moons Use Shroud of Cooperation/Wrap of Unity/Cloak of Coordination Use Mage portal to Orgrimmar Use The Brassiest Knuckle/Pit Fighter's Punching Ring	Fly from Mount Hyjal Use the portal to Mount Hyjal at the Stormwind City Eastern Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals) Fly from Darnassus Use portal from Stormshield Use portal from Shrine of Seven Stars Use Mage portal to Ironforge
Goblin Engineers use Dimensional Ripper - Everlook, fly from Everlook
Northern Barrens Staging point: The Crossroads	Fly from Orgrimmar or Thunder Bluff Use portals from Warspear Use portals from Shrine of Two Moons Use Shroud of Cooperation/Wrap of Unity/Cloak of Coordination Use Mage portal to Orgrimmar/Thunder Bluff Use Pit Fighter's Punching Ring	Fly from Mount Hyjal Use the portal to Mount Hyjal at the Stormwind City Eastern Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals) Fly from Darnassus Use portal from Stormshield Use portal from Shrine of Seven Stars Use Mage portal to Ironforge
Goblin Engineers use Dimensional Ripper - Everlook, fly from Everlook Take boat from Booty Bay (The Cape of Stranglethorn) to Ratchet (Northern Barrens), fly from Ratchet
Tanaris Staging point: Gadgetzan	Fly from Uldum Use the portal to Uldum at the Orgrimmar Western Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals)	Fly from Uldum Use the portal to Uldum at the Stormwind City Eastern Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals) Fly from Dustwallow Marsh Take boat from Menethil Harbor (Wetlands) to Theramore (Dustwallow Marsh) Use Mage portal to Theramore (Dustwallow Marsh)
Take the portal from Dalaran to Caverns of Time in Violet Citadel, fly from Caverns of Time a) Use Mage portal to Dalaran b) Use portal from Shrine of Two Moons/Shrine of Seven Stars c) Use Signet of the Kirin Tor (or equivalent) d) Use Jaina's Locket Gnomish Engineers use Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan Take boat from Booty Bay (The Cape of Stranglethorn) to Ratchet (Northern Barrens), fly from Ratchet
Hillsbrad Foothills Staging point: Tarren Mill	Fly from Undercity Use portal from Warspear Use portal from Shrine of Two Moons Use Mage portal to Undercity Take the zeppelin from Orgrimmar to Tirisfal Glades	Fly from Ironforge Use portal from Stormshield Use portal from Shrine of Seven Stars Use Mage portal to Ironforge Take the Deeprun Tram from Stormwind City Fly from Twilight Highlands Use the portal to Twilight Highlands at the Stormwind City Eastern Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals)
Use Mage portal to Dalaran Crater (Ancient Dalaran) - mind the long fall! Death Knights use Death Gate, fly from Acherus: The Ebon Hold
Westfall Staging point: Sentinel Hill	Fly from Blasted Lands Take portal from Orgrimmar to Blasted Lands in Cleft of Shadow Fly from Northern Stranglethorn Take zeppelin from Orgrimmar to Northern Stranglethorn (Grom'gol) Fly from The Cape of Stranglethorn Take ship from Ratchet (Northern Barrens) to Booty Bay (The Cape of Stranglethorn)	Fly from Stormwind City Use portal from Stormshield Use portal from Shrine of Seven Stars Use Shroud of Cooperation/Wrap of Unity/Cloak of Coordination Use Mage portal to Stormwind City Use The Brassiest Knuckle/Pit Fighter's Punching Ring
Use Boots of the Bay, fly from Booty Bay
Dun Morogh Staging point: Kharanos	Fly from Twilight Highlands Use the portal to Twilight Highlands at the Orgrimmar Western Earthshrine (Cataclysm portals) Fly from Undercity Use portal from Warspear Use portal from Shrine of Two Moons Use Mage portal to Undercity Take the zeppelin from Orgrimmar	Right outside Ironforge Use portal from Stormshield Use portal from Shrine of Seven Stars Use Mage portal to Ironforge Take the Deeprun Tram from Stormwind City

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Legion Bound Ring

Item Level 45
Binds when picked up
Unique-Equipped: Invader Bands (1)

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+4 Stamina
+5 Haste
+9 Mastery

Requires Level 40

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