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WoD Beta: Screenshots of All Draenor Zones
Today we have tons of screenshots covering all the outdoor leveling zones on Draenor:
Frostwall
,
Tanaan Jungle
,
Shadowmoon Valley
,
Frostfire Ridge
,
Gorgrond
,
Talador
,
Spires of Arak
,
Nagrand
.
We've linked to our past in-depth coverage of playable zones and Blizzard's Artcraft and zone preview blogs when applicable. Do keep in mind that several of the higher-level zones had images taken with Far Sight, so they may still be incomplete and subject to change in future beta builds.
Check out all of our past coverage at our
Warlords of Draenor Coverage Hub
. Also be sure to enter our
WoD Beta Key Giveaway
!
Guild Leveling Effectively Removed in Warlords of Draenor
Blizzard will be changing how guild perks and leveling work in Warlords of Draenor.
All guilds will essentially be level 25, and some perks will be streamlined, such as flight path taxis moving faster instead of requiring
Ride Like the Wind
. Due to some unintended poor behavior among players, the Cash Flow perk will be removed in Warlords of Draenor as well. Continue reading for the full post!
If you're interested in more Warlords of Draenor coverage, check out Olivia's
comprehensive PvP guide
posted earlier today, videos and screenshots of
updated character models
, and of course our
Warlords of Draenor Beta Key Giveaway
.
Wowhead's Warlords of Draenor Beta Key Giveaway: Week 1
Winners have now been emailed from with beta key codes. This contest is now closed,
click here
for the current beta key giveaway!
Summer is looking more savage by the second with the launch of the Warlords of Draenor beta--but don't take our word for it, experience it first-hand with our beta key giveaway!
The fine folks at Blizzard Entertainment have graciously given us tons of Warlords of Draenor beta keys to give away and we want you to join in on the fun.
We have 2000 Warlords of Draenor beta keys to give away, spread out over 6 weeks!
We're trying out a new type of giveaway as well! Each week, enter to win a Warlords of Draenor beta key by completing in-game achievements, which we'll track here on Wowhead. We'll keep things interesting by picking new achievements each week.
Remember you can enter the contest any time while it's active, and a later entry will have no effect on your chance to win a beta key!
Introducing the Wowhead Subscription Program
Today the Wowhead team is excited to launch our new subscription program, a revamp of Wowhead Premium that offers even more site benefits to our Patrons!
Subscribing to Wowhead is only $4.99 per month or
$29.99 if you pay for a year
. Existing Wowhead Premium members automatically become Subscribers and payment will not be affected.
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
Updated Character Models Preview: Female Night Elf and Human, Male Draenei and Undead
Updated character models are a much-anticipated feature in Warlords of Draenor. Our
Warlords of Draenor Modelviewer
now shows new Human Female, Night Elf Female, Draenei Male, and Undead Male models, so we put together some previews! We've got videos of the new character model emotes as well as screenshots of the updated facial features on the Alpha.
Do note that these models are not final or completed - they are in-progress versions which will be subject to further iteration.
You can expand these videos by clicking the player resize in the bottom right, or
visit our YouTube Channel
. You can even subscribe to be notified whenever we upload new videos.
To view the new models on Wowhead, simply select the "Warlords" option that's present on Wowhead's modelviewer and then select an animation on the lower right side. You can access the modelviewer on nearly every page--
items
,
transmog sets
, and
itemsets
to name a few.
You can also see what your own character will look like if you go to
http://www.wowhead.com/list
and enter in your realm/character information!
Warlords
WoD Alpha: New Items and NPCs Named after WoW Community Members
The latest Warlords of Draenor build added tons of new NPCs and we found many references to members of the WoW Community! We've compiled a full list below and you can check out all of the Warlords of Draenor NPCs in our
WoD database
.
We've previously written
Blizzard and Community References in WoW
which covers all the references added in MoP and earlier expansions!
PvP
Many high-level PvPers received tribute NPCs--we'll most likely see them in Ashran. Their models include neat tributes to their favored classes--for example,
John Swifty
is wearing
Field Marshal's Battlegear
,
Alune Windmane
is an armored moonkin, and
Elliott Van Rook
is wearing PvP mage gear.
WoD Alpha: Tanaan Jungle Questing, Shadowmoon Valley Screenshots, UI Improvements
9:30 EST: Added Tanaan Jungle quests to the post.
The Warlords Alpha was playable this evening and Olivia and I explored the two available zones--Tanaan Jungle and Shadowmoon Valley.
We also have the latest
spell changes and new data from this build
, and our modelviewer is also updated to display the new human female, night elf female, draenei male, and undead male models.
You can even preview how your own characters will look by going to
http://www.wowhead.com/list
and entering in your character's info under "Lookup Battle.Net Profile."
UI Improvements
There's a "What's New" Screen highlighting new things in World of Warcraft--on the alpha, it was new character models, collections, and the group finder. There is also a new "Raid Graphics" setting under System, which allows you to specify texture resolution and ground clutter specifically for raids.
WoD Build 18471: Modelviewer Updated with WoD Character Models, Death Knight Tier 17, Spell Changes
9:30 am EST: NPCs, Quests, Battle Pets, and Objects added to our database!
11:50 pm EST: More Shadowmoon Valley screenshots!
11:30 pm EST: Modelviewer now supports updated human female, night elf female, draenei male, and undead male models.
Build 18471 is now playable on the Warlords Alpha!
Check out
http://www.wowhead.com/warlords
for our past Warlords of Draenor coverage!
Click here to see the latest additions to our Warlords database including items
!
Updated Character Models
The Draenei male, Night Elf female, Human female, and Undead male are now updated in Wowhead's Modelviewer!
Just select the "Warlords" option in the modelviewer!
You can also see how your exact character gets updated in Warlords by going to
http://www.wowhead.com/list
and entering in your character's info under "Lookup Battle.Net Profile."
Want to learn more about the modelviewer?
Check out our tutorial
.
Build Highlights
Death Knight Tier 17 added.
More Tier 17 set bonuses added or changed, see below for the full list.
Many new Garrison buildings have artwork, including tons of Horde buildings.
Archaeology digsites were added, check out the full list below. or
click here
Wowhead's modelviewer now supports updated human female, night elf female, draenei male, and undead male models.
Level 100 test realms are up for people interested in testing PvP.
The Armory's Garrison description has been updated to "Allows the collection of armor scraps from the Orc clans of Draenor for armor transmogrificaton use."
Research: Warbinder's Ink
is a new inscription spell. Discovers a glyph recipe that uses Ink of War. If you know all the Ink of War glyphs, you will instead learn a glyph that uses any lesser ink.
New battle pet achievement
An Awfully Big Adventure
requires you to defeat tamers with the stuffed animal
Elekk Plushie
.
Inspector Gadgetzan
:
Blingtron 5000
will apparently have coded messages.
More leveling loot in the style of the Timeless Isle--create a soulbound item based on your spec. Examples:
Spectral Girdle
,
Munificent Gauntlets
,
Formidable Spaulders
New battle pets:
Mournful Moan of Murmur
,
Spectral Bell
New legendary quest items:
Core of Life
,
Core of Flame
,
Core of Iron
More Ashran items:
Disposable Pocket Flying Machine
,
Phantom Potion
Preserved Discombobulator Ray
: Dismount your target and reduce their combat effectiveness for 5 sec.
Hypnosis Goggles
: Use: Hypnotize a critter in to following you for 5 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)
Death Knight Tier 17
Updated WoD Class Previews: Tier 17 Set Bonuses and 3D Models
Our
Warlords of Draenor Class Previews
have been updated with the 3D models and Tier 17 set bonuses from the latest build!
Olivia also put together a video of the new Tier 17 and Mythic models we've added to our guides. If you like our Warlords video coverage, consider giving our
Youtube channel a subscribe
.
Tanaan Jungle: Assault on Another World
Blizzard just released a preview of
Tanaan Jungle
, the Warlords intro zone. In this zone, players meet important lore figures which provide an outline for the story in Warlords of Draenor.
Also of importance, this zone helps newly-boosted 90s familiarize themselves with their new class abilities and mechanics. In a past build, we datamined some info for "Character Upgrade Tier" which includes things like Basic Combat Mechanics, Advanced Combat Mechanics, Control Mechanics, Cooldown and Area Spells, Abilities Fully Unlocked.
In the Warlords database, we have an achievement,
Welcome to Draenor
, as well as many items marked as
"Intro Zone"
.
For more coverage on Warlords of Draenor zones, check out our
Shadowmoon Valley Preview
published right before the alpha servers went down.
2014 Midsummer Fire Festival Guide (June 21 - July 5)
Midsummer Fire Festival
is here! Embrace the spirit of summer by honoring your faction's flames and desecrating the enemy's! Throughout the world, there are bonfires surrounded by questgivers and NPCs that sell summery items in exchange for
Burning Blossom
. There are commoner NPCs of all races that can be found lingering around the major cities that will give you a short quest to turn in at one of the main bonfire camps to get you started.
It's that time of year again. Acquire
flaming
threads
, a frosty
companion
, epic cloaks, and more! Horde players can obtain the title
Flame Keeper
and Alliance players can obtain the title
Flame Warden
.
Pandaria bonfire achievements were added in 2013:
Flame Keeper of Pandaria
/
Flame Warden of Pandaria
and
Extinguishing Pandaria
/
Extinguishing Pandaria
.
In addition, Ahune now drops ilvl 480 capes.
Midsummer Fire Festival
begins on
June 21
at
11:00 AM
(PST) and runs until
July 5
at
11:00 AM
(PST).
WoD Alpha Build 18443: Spell Changes, Icons, Updated T17 Set Bonuses, T17 and Mythic Armor
A new Warlords of Draenor Alpha build is on its way. For a complete list of our past Warlords of Draenor coverage including class guides, Frostfire Ridge rare spawns, and Garrison tools, check out our
WoD Content Hub
.
Please refer to
Blizzard's latest 6.0 Patch Notes
for clarification on any datamined spell changes.
Click here to see the latest additions!
Build Highlights
Leeroy has a new achievement!
:
Assist Leeroy Jenkins in recovering his Devout Shoulders in Upper Blackrock Spire on Heroic difficulty.
Many Tier 17 bonuses have been updated.
Some class abilities now increase the party/raid's Versatility: Unholy Aura, Mark of the Wild, and the new abilities Sanctity Aura and Inspiring Presence.
New Abilities:
:
Strong winds whirl around the monk and his allies, granting all nearby party and raid members 5% multistrike chance.
:
You radiate holy energy, granting all nearby party and raid members 3% Versatility.
:
You inspire all nearby party and raid members, granting 3% Versatility.
New factions:
Vol'jin's Spear
,
Operation: Aardvark
,
Wrynn's Vanguard
New Inscription recipes:
Crystalfire Spellstaff
,
Etched-Blade Warstaff
,
Shadowtome
,
Weapon Crystal
,
Greater Weapon Crystal
,
Volatile Crystal
,
Card of Omens
New profession reagents:
Sorcerous Earth
,
Sorcerous Water
,
Sorcerous Fire
Blingtron 5000 now has a present!
Blingtron 5000 Gift Package
Sproutling pets!
Sun Sproutling
,
Sassy Sproutling
,
Nightshade Sproutling
,
Kelp Sproutling
,
Forest Sproutling
,
Autumnal Sproutling
More battle pets:
Zomstrok
,
Weebomination
New flower offhand:
Bouquet of Dried Flowers
Lore spells:
Dark Portal: Cho'gall's Freedom
,
Dark Portal: Teron'gor's Freedom
Card of Omens
has a lot of interesting cards you can get with funny flavor text and varying sell prices, in the style of
Mysterious Fortune Card
. Here are a few:
Blood Card
: You will crow about your fortune, sells for
Blood Card
: You will visit a vendor soon, sells for
Blood Card
: You will gain the sympathy of others. sells for
Darktide Summoner Staff
: This staff summons a cadaver.
Spirit of Shinri
: This trinket summons a Talbuk guardian.
Whispers of Rai'Vosh
: Slows falling speed for 10 sec.
Several fragmented items you can restore:
Ruined Painting
,
Abandoned Medic Kit
Tons of items related to Garrison turnins, like
Turbo Survey Bot
and
Frenzy War Drum
.
Secretive Whistle
: Blow the whistle, summoning a Shadowy Figure to fence your goods.
Ancient's Bloom
:Make like a tree and leaf.
3D Models
Click on the images to view them in our 3D modelviewer!
Warlords of Draenor Professions Updates
We've received more recent information about professions in Warlords of Draenor, so we've updated our
professions guide
! Here's the new additions you'll find in it:
General
Obsidian Frostwolf Petroglyph
: This is looted in Frostfire Ridge, to the east of Bladespire Fortress. Clicking on a stone tablet by a lava pool lets you loot this.
Engineering
New Engineering pets:
Mechanical Axebeak
and
Lifelike Mechanical Frostboar
Personal Hologram
: Use unknown, but has the flavor text "You think this is the real Quaid? It is. *BRAAAAAP!*"
Non-Engineers can enjoy the
Golden Glider
in WoD now with
Goblin Glider Kit
.
While the tooltips appear to imply that you no longer have to be an engineer to use Tinkers,
Jonathan LeCraft has clarified
that you still have to be an Engineer. The necessity is now implied rather than stated. This statement contradicts information released earlier in Alpha that some BoP Engineering perks would become BoE and sellable.
Inscription
New Darkmoon card:
Darkmoon Card of Draenor
. The decks you can make with it are:
Iron Deck
,
Darkmoon Iron Deck
:
Knight's Badge
Moon Deck
,
Darkmoon Moon Deck
:
Sandman's Pouch
Visions Deck
,
Darkmoon Visions Deck
:
Winged Hourglass
War Deck
,
Darkmoon War Deck
:
Skull of War
According to Crafticus, there are
Joker Cards
like
Iron Joker
which have a small chance to be made from Darkmoon Tarots. These can be turned in for cards you are missing, as seen in the quest
Iron Joker
.
Source
.
All glyphs will come from non-cooldown research spells in 6.0 like
Research: Ink of Dreams
. A full list of these spells can be found
here
.
Blizzard's Shadowmoon Valley Zone Preview
Blizzard has released an in-depth zone preview for Shadowmoon Valley, one of the starting zones on new Draenor, with Senior Designer Helen Cheng providing commentary. Wowhead also has a large number of images on our
Shadowmoon Valley Zone Page
, along with the Zone-Specific Sounds, all of which you can see below. Blizzard's post follows!
More Wowhead Site Achievements!
Everyone loves achievements, so we've added even more site achievements to Wowhead this week!
You can now get achievements for using our recently-added tools and features, including building a Garrison with the
Garrison Calculator
, pinning a charcter in the
Profiler
, and making a
Sounds playlist
. We've also rewarded users for using our popular features like transmog sets and the modelviewer.
As usual, a list of all of the different achievements and their criteria, as well as who has earned them and how many times, can be found in the
Website Achievements
category, found under the Community menu. Users can view their own achievements in the Achievements tab found on their user page.
Achievements are only awarded to registered users, so if you're looking for a reason to de-lurk and register, now is the time.
Reported Adware Program on Wowhead
The Wowhead staff, with the help of Blizzard, identified a malicious adware program being served from our third-party advertisement provider this morning. This adware specifically caused high-quality click fraud for advertisements--your WoW accounts are not compromised. You can read more about Boaxxe adware
here
.
We immediately disabled using all ad networks that would have served the malicious ads as a result. We strive to improve our ad experience, but we always recommend that you have protection on your personal computer. Here are links to a few solid resources that can prevent or remove adware:
Microsoft Security Essentials:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
Malware Bytes:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
ADWCleaner:
https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/
Apple Users:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435
Gaze of the Black Prince: Legendary Questline Limited-Duration Buff Going Live 6/17
Gaze of the Black Prince
is going live for a limited period of time--between Tuesday, June 17 at 9:00 a.m. PDT, and Monday, June 30 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. This buff greatly aids players looking to finish the legendary questline with increased droprates on quest items and a 100% reputation boost to
The Black Prince
.
We've put together a quick guide below on how to maximize
Gaze of the Black Prince
--for a more detailed look at the legendary questline, check out
Wowhead's Guide to the Mists of Pandaria Legendary Questline
or stria's
Legendary Cloak Questline Overview
.
Increased Droprate on Legendary Quest Items
These are the items that have increased droprates with
Gaze of the Black Prince
:
Sigil of Power
, 10 total
: Drops from 36 bosses--all Tier 14 bosses (4 in
Terrace of Endless Spring
, 6 in
Heart of Fear
, 6 in
Mogu'shan Vaults
), all Tier 15 bosses (12 in
Throne of Thunder
), and first two wings of
Siege of Orgrimmar
(8 total in Vale of Eternal Sorrows, Gates of Retribution). Objective of
The Strength of One's Foes
. Must be completed before you get your legendary gem.
Sigil of Wisdom
, 10 total
: Drops from 36 bosses--all Tier 14 bosses (4 in
Terrace of Endless Spring
, 6 in
Heart of Fear
, 6 in
Mogu'shan Vaults
), all Tier 15 bosses (12 in
Throne of Thunder
), and first two wings of
Siege of Orgrimmar
(8 total in Vale of Eternal Sorrows, Gates of Retribution). Objective of
The Strength of One's Foes
. Must be completed before you get your legendary gem.
Secrets of the Empire
, 20 total
: Drops from 20 bosses--all wings of
Throne of Thunder
(12 bosses) and first two wings of
Siege of Orgrimmar
(8 total in Vale of Eternal Sorrows, Gates of Retribution). Objective of
Secrets of the First Empire
. Must be completed before you get your legendary meta-gem.
Titan Runestone
, 12 total
: Drops from 14 bosses--the last two wings of
Throne of Thunder
(6 total in Halls of Flesh-Shaping, Pinnacle of Storms) and first two wings of
Siege of Orgrimmar
(8 total in Vale of Eternal Sorrows, Gates of Retribution). Objective of
Echoes of the Titans
. Must be completed before you get
Chapter III: Two Princes
.
Ra-den
also drops these items, but as he's a heroic-only boss requiring everything else cleared in
Throne of Thunder
, we've left him out of totals as he's relatively inaccessible.
New Site Features: Garrison Missions, WoD Stats, Character Planner for Gear and Guides
Today the Wowhead team is excited to announce the launch of the
Character Planner
, as well as a new section in the Warlords database!
Character Planner
For the character planner, we wanted to create a tool that not only recommends gear, but suggests fun things you'd like to try in game! The new
Character Planner
suggests achievements and guides you'd be interested in, as well as gear upgrades and zones that have the most upgrades.
To get started with the Character Planner, go to
http://wowhead.com/planner
and enter in your realm and character. If you have a character in the Profiler, just click on the "Character Planner" option in the header and it will automatically load the planner for that character!
Warforged Nightmare Mount Now Available In-Game For $30, WoD Changes to Razorfen Downs
Warlords Alpha Tweets
Warforged Nightmare
The
Warforged Nightmare
mount is now available via the
Battle.net Shop
and in-game for $30! It is a permanent flying mount that comes with an additional
Nightmarish Hitching Post
in the mail which transforms the mounts of players in your party who click on the post for 20 minutes (
Nightmarish Reins
).
Warlords of Draenor Build 18379: Spell Changes, Tier 17 and PvP Set Bonuses, Mythic 3D Models
11pm EST: NPCs, Quests, Druid Tier 17, and more items added to our Warlords database!
10pm EST: VIdeo of new Mythic Tier sets and list of Warlords PvP set bonuses added!
A new build is coming to the Warlords of Draenor Alpha! To learn more about the Alpha, check out our
Warlords of Draenor Coverage
hub.
We've also made a video of some of the new Mythic sets:
Patch Highlights
New abilities for Garrison followers, including ones that reduce the travel time of missions.
New
Elekk Plushie
battle pet. According to
TheCrafticus
, this pet acts like a regular stuffed animal and just stares at you when summoned, and then takes a beating in combat. He also tweeted a picture of this pet, shown to the right.
Inscription was updated so that all glyphs will come from non-cooldown research spells in 6.0. A full list of these spells can be found
here
New Darkmoon Joker cards like
Moon Joker
. According to
TheCrafticus
, you can trade a joker for any card in the set. They are rarely made when creating a Darkmoon tarot.
There is now a Title rewarded for
Breaker of the Black Harvest
, ! In addition, you must complete this before Warlords of Draenor.
While the tooltips appear to imply that you no longer have to be an engineer to use Tinkers,
Jonathan LeCraft has clarified
that you still have to be an Engineer. The necessity is now implied rather than stated.
New 3D armor sets for Mage, Monk, and Shaman Mythic!
New "Scenarios" have been introduced to provide guidance in old dungeons. You can see more information below.
New Globalstrings point to the new stat Versatility, which was introduced in Blizzard's
Stat Update
blog. Versatility grants an increase to your damage, healing, and absorbs, and reduces the damage you take. However, according to Owen Landgren,
not many items have versatility yet in the data.
New Battle Pet abilities, including Who's The Best Elekk In The Whole World?, as well as many accuracy changes.
Lots of icons, including tons for Challenge Modes.
New 28 slot bag:
Gronnskin Bag
Bloodmane Charm
: Arakkoa transformation trinket
Ring with an interesting use,
Precious Bloodthorn Loop
: Press the thorns into your flesh, blending into the shadows for 10 sec at the cost of 10% of maximum health. (5 Min Cooldown)
Items tied to Mining specializations:
Mining Carts
,
Mine Guards
Special pet stones to help you level on alpha:
Mythical Battle-Pet Stone
Ready for Raiding IV
: Defeat Ranjit in Spires of Arak without taking damage from any of the following abilities on Heroic difficulty.
Readiness is gone and replaced with Attunements (
click here for full list
) that increase critical strike, multistrike, or haste.
New Balance Druid Perks, and Glyph of Omens is replaced with Glyph of Entangling Energy.
Lots of Tier 17 and new PvP bonuses, which we've highlighted below. These are now spec-specific bonuses. These set bonuses are
not yet final though
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