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6.2 Currency Overview: Apexis Crystals, Oil, Seals of Inevitable Fate and More
Earlier this week we previewed
new Tanaan Jungle reputations
and the costs of their items. Today we're taking a look at the currencies you'll need to buy all the awesome items in 6.2 like
Wild Goretusk
as well as develop your Shipyard and get bonus rolls!
Oil
is crucial for your Shipyard, while
Apexis Crystal
and
Blackfang Claw
are used to purchase new vanity items.
Seal of Inevitable Fate
is the new bonus roll currency and rogues even have new items to pickpocket for
Dingy Iron Coins
in Tanaan.
Read on to learn about the currencies coming in 6.2, and major changes for other Warlords currencies.
6.2 PTR: Build 20061 Spell Changes, New Titles, Factions, and More
Time for a new 6.2 PTR build! We have four new reputations and tons of rewards, including
Saberstalker Teachings: Trailblazer
to help you travel more effectively in Tanaan!
Check out the latest PTR additions including items and factions!
Build Highlights
Do you like fel eggs and ham? In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? (
Recipe: Fel Eggs and Ham
creates
Fel Eggs and Ham
.)
There are two new titles.
for Mythic Archimonde and
for killing Xemirkol in Tanaan Jungle.
There are four new factions:
Hand of the Prophet
,
Vol'jin's Headhunters
,
Order of the Awakened
,
The Saberstalkers
.
There are three new followers in this PTR build. These require reputation with new 6.2 factions:
:
Vendor: Z'tenga the Walker, Zone: Tanaan Jungle, Faction: Saberstalkers - Honored
Level 100, Rare, Combat Rogue, Item level 645
Abilities:
:
Vendor: Vindicator Krethos, Zone: Tanaan Jungle, Faction: Hand of the Prophet - Honored
Level 100, Rare, Holy Priest, Item level 645
Abilities:
:
Vendor: Dawn-Seeker Krisek, Zone: Tanaan Jungle, Faction: Order of the Awakened - Honored
Level 100, Rare, Fire Mage, Item level 645
Abilities:
You may be able to teleport to rare spawns in Tanaan with
Hunter's Seeking Crystal
and
Master Hunter's Seeking Crystal
.
There are several items like
Soul Remnant
and
Fel Essence
which are in the style of the items needed for
Sigil of the Black Hand
--letting you skip early raid bosses after you clear the instance a few times.
Daily profession cooldowns like
Hexweave Cloth
now have a base of 8 created, up from 4.
Tier 18
LFR itemsets
have been added. Check out the pages for their stats, set bonuses, and 3D models:
Demonbreaker Wargear
,
Rancorbite Battlegear
,
Ironpelt Armor
,
Felfume Raiment
New Factions
Here's the highlights of rewards from the new factions, check out the full post for complete details on the rewards:
Two new pets:
Savage Cub
and
Blazing Firehawk
Two new mounts:
Bristling Hellboar
and
Wild Goretusk
Four new tabards:
Saberstalkers Tabard
,
Order of the Awakened Tabard
,
Vol'jin's Headhunters Tabard
,
Hand of the Prophet Tabard
Two toys for each faction:
Rukhmar's Sacred Memory
,
Karabor Councilor's Attire
,
Frostwolf Grunt's Battlegear
One transmog set for each faction:
Ensemble: Battlegear of the Frostwolves
,
Ensemble: Ceremonial Karabor Finery
Additional ships, equipment blueprints, and ship blueprints for those interesting in improving the shiphard.
6.2 PTR Patch Notes: Updated 5/26, Upcoming Live Stream Q&A on Patch 6.2
Blizzard has updated the 6.2 PTR Patch Notes with some minor changes, and has also announced that on Saturday, June 6th, there will be a Q&A on the 6.2 content patch with Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas.
These are the changed parts of the 6.2 PTR Patch Notes:
All Mythic dungeon bosses offer a chance to use a bonus roll using a
Seal of Inevitable Fate
(the new bonus roll currency).
Itemization and personal loot changes
have been added to the notes.
A raid-wide debuff has been added to reduce damage dealt by all creatures and NPCs in
Highmaul
and Blackrock Foundry on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulty.
The achievements,
Ahead of the Curve: Imperator's Fall
and
Ahead of the Curve: Blackhand's Crucible
are no longer obtainable.
New recipes for mass milling of Draenor herbs have been added, allowing 20 herbs to be milled at once.
New zoning laws prevent the placement of temporary tents created via
Leatherworking
in capital cities.
Scholomance
: Defeating Instructor Chillheart too quickly should no longer cause ice barriers on the stairs to continue to deal damage after the encounter.
is now also attackable by the
Mage
's pets or guardians.
Lava Surge
now lasts for 10 seconds (up from 6 seconds).
PvP 4-piece set bonus for Destruction Warlocks has been redesigned. It now causes Incinerate to deal 50%
25%
more damage on targets affected by the Warlock's Immolate.
Hellfire Citadel Raid Overview
Hellfire Citadel
is the third raid of Warlords of Draenor. This guide provides an overview of the loot including
Calamity's Edge
, rewards including
Felsteel Annihilator
, bonus rolls, raid unlock schedule, and bosses in
Hellfire Citadel
! When
Hellfire Citadel
goes live, it will also link to all of Wowhead's detailed strategy guides.
Hellfire Citadel Basics
Hellfire Citadel has four difficulties: LFR (25 players), Normal (10-30), Heroic (10-30), and Mythic (20). The loot increases as you progress further in the instance.
Hellfire Citadel
has 13 Encounters:
Hellfire Assault
,
Iron Reaver
,
Kormrok
, and
Hellfire High Council
drop ilvl 690 Normal, ilvl 705 Heroic, ilvl 720 Mythic loot.
Kilrogg Deadeye
,
Gorefiend
,
Shadow-Lord Iskar
, and
Socrethar
drop ilvl 695 Normal, ilvl 710 Heroic, and ilvl 725 Mythic loot.
Fel Lord Zakuun
,
Xhul'horac
,
Tyrant Velhari
, and
Mannoroth
drop ilvl 700 Normal, ilvl 715 Heroic, and ilvl 730 Mythic loot.
Archimonde
drops ilvl 705 Normal, ilvl 720 Heroic, and ilvl 735 Mythic loot.
Hellfire LFR loot is ilvl 675 from earlier bosses and ilvl 685 from later bosses.
All four raid difficulties do not share lockouts.
The entrance is located in central
Tanaan Jungle
, which is a zone that requires building a Shipyard to access. The closest flight path is in Lion's Watch or Vol'mar, which are cities that are unlocked as part of the Shipyard questline.
Wowhead Weekly #36, May 22nd Hotfixes, Blizzard Followup on No Flying
Wowhead Weekly #36 covers the topic on everyone's mind--no flying--as well as the Orgrim Doomhammer image from the Warcraft film, the Selfie Scavenger Hunt, and 6.2 news including itemization changes!
We love answering questions, so leave any you'd like us to answer on the next show in the comments section! Read on for show notes, May 22nd hotfixes, and a blue post explaining no flying in a little more detail.
39 Things About Patch 6.2, St. Jude PLAY LIVE Warcraft Weekend, No Flying In Future Expansions
Panser
has put together a "39 things" video about Patch 6.2, highlighting the most interesting details from Wowhead's
6.2 Coverage
. Want more 6.2 information? Click on the "Patch 6.2: New Content Updates" graphic at the top right of the page.
Continue reading for details on the
Warcraft weekend for St. Jude PLAY LIVE
(you could win a trip to BlizzCon!), a recent Polygon interview covering no flying in future expansions, and more 6.2 blue tweets.
6.2 PTR: Bonus Events and Timewalking Transmog Preview
Bonus Events rotate on a weekend schedule and offer a passive boost to in-game content as well as a once-per-event quest that offers sizable rewards for completing the bonus content. This guide provides an overview of the bonus events with a special focus on Timewalking Dungeons, a bonus event that allows you to run Burning Crusade and Wrath Dungeons with scaled-down gear.
We've also got the first round of Timewalking Dungeon guides up, written by
Dayani
who has authored all of the other Warlords dungeon and raid guides on Wowhead!
Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom Dungeon Strategy Guide
Gundrak Strategy Guide
Halls of Lightning Strategy Guide
Nexus Strategy Guide
Utgarde Pinnacle Strategy Guide
Dev Watercooler - Itemization in 6.2, Mystic Runesaber Feedback, Blue Tweets
The Warcraft Systems Team has published a blog on important 6.2 itemization changes:
Loot item levels from Hellfire Citadel are different from past raids--they increase as you progress through the instance. This is so players killing a late-zone boss do not risk disenchanting most drops because people already have better gear from earlier bosses:
Hellfire Assault
,
Iron Reaver
,
Kormrok
, and
Hellfire High Council
drop ilvl 690 Normal, ilvl 705 Heroic, ilvl 720 Mythic loot.
Kilrogg Deadeye
,
Gorefiend
,
Shadow-Lord Iskar
, and
Socrethar
drop ilvl 695 Normal, ilvl 710 Heroic, and ilvl 725 Mythic loot.
Fel Lord Zakuun
,
Xhul'horac
,
Tyrant Velhari
, and
Mannoroth
drop ilvl 700 Normal, ilvl 715 Heroic, and ilvl 730 Mythic loot.
Archimonde
drops ilvl 705 Normal, ilvl 720 Heroic, and ilvl 735 Mythic loot.
Hellfire LFR loot is ilvl 675 from earlier bosses and ilvl 685 from later bosses.
There have been tuning adjustments to ensure that gear with your attuned stats remains the right choice to equip.
You can preview all the 6.2 Hellfire Citadel loot in our PTR database: click for
Normal Helfire
,
Heroic Hellfire
, and
Mythic Hellfire
loot. We also have a recent
Tier 18 Set Bonus Preview
.
There are also personal loot improvements:
Groups will receive a much more predictable number of drops when defeating a boss.
Set items will reliably drop in Personal Loot.
The overall rate of reward for Personal Loot has been increased.
The new Personal Loot UI shows what you've won to your entire group, so your party can share in the excitement.
Patch 6.2 Armor Models and Set Bonus Preview
Patch 6.2 adds Tier 18, Wild Gladiator PvP, and Honor/LFR armor sets for stylish new looks. Now that we have all the stats for Tier 18 gear up on the PTR, we wanted to preview all the new gear, their set bonuses, and their appearances.
This page is intended to be a visual reference during the PTR before the models are finalized and added to our transmog set database.
Click on the images below to view them in our 3D modelviewer, which lets you change the race of the character and try out many animations! Also check out our
6.2 Weapons Preview
for more 3D models.
Wowhead Weekly #35, Naval Mission Calculator Live, Archimonde Spoilers, Collecting Draenor Mounts
Wowhead Weekly
Wowhead Weekly has even more 6.2 news, including legendary ring concerns and
Infernal Direwolf
changes. They also cover the recent
Mystic Runesaber
going on sale and the
VentureBeat Interview
on the subscriber loss.
We love answering questions, so leave any you'd like us to answer on the next show in the comments section! Read on for show notes, information on our Naval Mission Calculator, 6.2 Archimonde spoilers, and a blue post on collecting mounts.
VentureBeat Interview with Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas, Archimonde Transmog Loot
Archimonde Transmog Gear
Archimonde
drops three pieces of transmog gear that resemble his armor. They are
Demon Prince's Ascendant Crown
,
Mantle of the Eredar Lord
, and
Demonbuckle Sash of Argus
. Click on the image below to view all three pieces in our 3D modelviewer.
This is in addition to the class-specific trinkets he drops, as well as
Calamity's Edge
and
Edict of Argus
which are updated versions of iconic weapons! Check out our
6.2 Weapons Preview
for even more 3D models.
VentureBeat Interview
Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas discussed the surge and wane of subscriptions with Warlords of Draenor with VentureBeat. You can
read the full interview here
and we have the highlights below.
6.2 PTR: Battle Pet Preview
6.2 brings with it lots of new pets for battle pet enthusiasts and pet collectors! There are several ways to get the new pets - wild pets, vendor pets, NPC battles, achievements, and fishing.
There are also new pet-themed Toys for Pet Charms, like
Magic Pet Mirror
.
See below for our 6.2 Battle Pet preview and check out our
Battle Pet Database
for 3D models and abilities for all the new pets.
6.2 PTR Patch Notes: Updated May 13th
The 6.2 PTR Patch Notes received minor updates tonight.
Bonus Events: The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of seven different activities granting a passive bonus to a particular game activity, and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar (located in the upper right-hand corner of the mini-map) will inform you of the type of Bonus Event and when it takes place. New info was added for 5 types of events.
Draenor Dungeons: While this Bonus Event is active, defeating enemies in any Draenor dungeon will award reputation with an appropriate faction. Completing two Mythic-difficulty Warlords dungeons as a part of a quest during the event (
Emissary of War
) awards a Heroic Hellfire Citadel Raid cache (
Iron Fleet Treasure Chest
).
Battlegrounds: During the Battlegrounds Bonus Event, characters will earn triple Honor points from random Battlegrounds (
Sign of Battle
). Completing the event quest by winning a few random Battlegrounds awards 500 Conquest Points, which do not count toward the weekly Conquest cap.
Arena Skirmishes: Characters will earn triple Honor points from random Arena Skirmish matches during this event (
Sign of the Skirmisher
). A quest to win several random Arena Skirmish matches will award 500 Conquest Points, which do not count toward the weekly Conquest cap.
Apexis: Characters will gain triple the amount from eligible creatures during this Bonus Event (
Sign of Apexis
). Completing three area assault objectives during the event (
The Time to Strike
) awards a sizable amount of
Oil
to fuel new Naval Missions as a part of the Shipyard.
Pet Battles: During Pet Battle Bonus Events, you’ll be able to take your pets out for a little exercise and earn triple pet experience from battles. Winning five PvP Pet Battles as a part of a quest during the event awards the player with an
Ultimate Battle-Training Stone
that instantly levels a pet to 25.
Dungeon Finder: Players may now queue up in Dungeon Finder while engaged in PvP combat.
Toy Box:
Silversage Incense
now only applies its effect to the character that placed the item.
Apexis Crystals: The first four tiers of Apexis gear (Crystal, Exceptional, Flawless, and Ethereal) no longer costs Apexis Crystals and can now be purchased with gold.
Items:
Pinchwhistle "Nitro Fuel"
no longer triggers its effect in combat.
6.2 PTR: Build 20008 Spell Changes, Murloc Ships, Pirate Hats, Updated Hellfire Citadel Loot Stats
A new PTR build is here! Refer to our
newspost from earlier today
on the raid testing schedule. The
6.2 PTR Notes
were also updated today, check them out for the latest official information.
Click here to see the latest database additions!
Build Highlights
Flaskataur is up on the 6.2 PTR with Tier 18 set bonuses, trinkets, and PvP gear for you to try out!
New titles:
Rumble in the Jungle
rewards the "of the Jungle" title, new
Master of the Seas
achievement rewards the title.
Glory of the Hellfire Raider
rewards the
Infernal Direwolf
mount! In a previous build, this mount was very pricey.
Reins of the Corrupted Dreadwing
is now listed as costing 150k Apexis Crystals--could still be a placeholder.
Many Naval-themed achievements have Hat rewards:
Completing 50 Naval Missions (
Seaman
) rewards
Admiral's Compass
. 4 hour teleport to Garrison Shipyard.
Completing 100 Naval Missions (
Petty Officer
) rewards
Captain's Hat
Completing certain rare Naval Missions (
Charting a Course
) rewards
Fleet Commander's Hat
--good for transmog?
The
Encounter Journal
has been updated for Build 20008. In addition to tweaked boss abilities, Hellfire Citadel loot has received changed stats--no more placeholder versatility on everything. Browse the updated stats on our
Hellfire Citadel
zone page, or go straight to the
Tier 18 Itemsets
.
Personal Spotlight
costs from a Trader in your Garrison Town Hall.
Skoller's Bag of Squirrel Treats
is a new toy from Tanaan Jungle. You get this by talking to Skoller on the PTR in southern Tanaan. This is a tribute to
veteran Blizzard Employee Scott Koller
, who passed away from cancer recently. The item temporarily summons lots of squirrels as you feed them nuts.
GARRISON_SKIP_ANIMATION_LABEL:: Hit the space bar to skip mission report animations.
Wild Goretusk
hasn't gotten an updated tooltip, but it costs 1000
Blackfang Claw
on the PTR.
You can rename your ships on the PTR:
Mystic Runesaber On Sale, Hellfire Citadel Item Levels, Account Bans, PTR Raid Schedule
The
Mystic Runesaber
mount is now for sale--it's
$25
! You can currently purchase it in-game and via the Battle.net shop, and
it can be gifted
.
Edit: it's
now up on EU realms as well
for 20 Euros
!
Learn more about shop mounts with our
Obtaining Blizzard Shop and BlizzCon Vanity Items
guide.
Downtime Tuesday #15, Blue Tweets, 6.2 Shipyard Missions and Abilities Database Live, Warcraft Icons
Downtime Tuesday Episode 15 with
Panser
takes a look at the recent subscriber drop, Leeroy Jenkins' anniversary, and a ton of mounts including the
Mystic Runesaber
!
Continue reading for show notes, information on our updated Shipyard databases, blue tweets, and some more high resolution WoW icons!
6.2 Legendary Ring Concerns, Warcraft at Hellfest
A lengthy forum post was made over the weekend addressing a few of the concerns surrounding the 6.2 legendary rings:
Thorasus, the Stone Heart of Draenor
,
Nithramus, the All-Seer
,
Sanctus, Sigil of the Unbroken
,
Etheralus, the Eternal Reward
,
Maalus, the Blood Drinker
.
The issues addressed were:
Why the rings have a raid-wide effect.
Concerns that the rings will be used mechanically on cooldown.
Concerns that another player controls your legendary proc, as one player activates the proc for everyone with the ring.
Concerns that the ring effects are weaker for some specs than others.
Hellfire Citadel is tuned around not having the legendary ring.
Read on for the full post! We also have some news that Warcraft will be involved with Hellfest--the Iron Horde is a great fit for this metal music festival.
Wowhead Weekly #34, 6.2 Ship Database Live, Kael'thas in Heroes
Wowhead Weekly returns with all the latest 6.2 news, including Gronnling mount models, info on how the shipyard works, and how to craft epic gems.
Wowhead Weekly is a World of Warcraft podcast with Wowhead Site Manager Perculia and Downtime Tuesday host TradeChat where all the recent Blizzard news and Wowhead developments are discussed. You can
subscribe to our YouTube Channel
to see every episode. We also livestream each episode Friday afternoons, starting at 6pm EST, on
twitch.tv/wowhead
.
We love answering questions, so leave any you'd like us to answer on the next show in the comments section! Read the full article for a list of topics and links.
Mystic Runesaber and Tanaan Jungle Mounts, Friday Update Arcade, Blue Tweets, Razer Giveaway
Blizzard has teased an item coming on May 13th--the
Mystic Runesaber
will be sold from the in-game shop!
News Roundup: Bonus Events in 6.2, PvP Trinket Changes, May 7th Hotfixes
Bonus Events in Patch 6.2
Bonus events are special weekend events which provide a benefit for players as well as a special quest. Currently on the PTR, they're being tested at an accelerated rate every few days.
Timewalking Dungeon Event: Players level 81 or higher access a Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue. Bosses yield loot appropriate for a player's natural level.
A Burning Path Through Time
for completing 3 Timewalking dungeons rewards
Seal of Inevitable Fate
.
Pet Battle Bonus Event: Pets earn experience at triple usual rate. Winning 5 PvP Pet Battles rewards
Ultimate Battle-Training Stone
.
Draenor Dungon Event: Defeating enemies in any level 100 Heroic or Mythic dungeon award reputation with a Draenor faction. Completing 2 Mythic dungeons rewards
Iron Fleet Treasure Chest
which contains a heroic Hellfire Citadel item.
Apexis Bonus Event: Crystals "multiply mysteriously" and they are more plentiful when looting enemies in Draenor.
The Time to Strike
for completing 3 Apexis quests rewards 0
Oil
.
Battleground Bonus Event: Random battlegrounds award Honor at triple the usual rate. Winning 5 Battlegrounds rewards 0
.
Arena Skirmish Bonus Event: Arena Skirmishes award Honor at triple the usual rate.
The Arena Calls
for winning 5 Skirmishes rewards 0
.
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