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Wowhead’s Fire Bolt Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide is now live! Season 4 has finally shown some love to Fire skills for Sorcerers, and we're taking this Fire Bolt build all the way to the top! Fire Bolt Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide

Blizzard has released a «Known Issues» list for Diablo 4 Season 4. Issues include the previously reported s missing on the Eternal Realm, Nvidia 40-Series crashing issues, and the unintended Legacy Gear being modified at the start of the Season. In addition, the team is working on a Hotfix that will go out in the next 24 hours that will correct the Boss Ladder drop rates, and allow Unique items to correctly drop from their respective bosses.

Want to level quickly? Avoid LFR! Players get almost no experience in LFR in MoP Remix.

Wowhead’s Death Trap Grenade Rogue Endgame Build Guide is now live! Season 4’s rework of Grenade skills transforms what was once only a conceptual Rogue build into one that can cut through endgame content with ease. Death Trap Grenade Rogue Endgame Build Guide

Blizzard has released a hype trailer for the release of Remix: Mists of Pandaria — Patch 10.2.7! The new content update is a limited time event with accelerated leveling and countless rewards to collect all set in the mystical land of Pandaria. Remix: Mists of Pandaria OverviewGearing in Remix: Mists of PandariaGems in Remix: Mists of Pandaria

Mists of Pandaria Remix is now live in all regions! Create a new timerunning character and relive the Mists of Pandaria experience with accelerated leveling, additional powers, and tons of brand new cosmetics to earn! Mists of Pandaria Remix Overview To create a Timerunner, go to your character selection screen and select the Mists of Pandaria: Remix button next to the expansion logo in the top left corner of the screen. A dialogue window will open, then just select the Create Timerunning character option, and you will be sent to the character creation menu. There are no separate Timerunning servers.

Blizzard has announced that Diablo II: Resurrected Ladder Season 7 will begin on May 23rd at 5:00 PM PDT! Save the date heroes of Sanctuary, and prepare to slay your way through another Ladder Season and defeat the Lord of Terror once more!

With the release of Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn, players have begun praising the game like never before! Specifically, players have been enjoying the new Itemization changes, the quality-of-life upgrade to the Codex of Power, and the revamped Helltide events. While Diablo 4 is still far from perfect, it's great to see how the community is reacting to all of the changes introduced in Season 4! Now that players can retain all Legendary Aspects in their Codex of Power, the inventory and stash space issues have all but dissolved! In addition to saving space, Salvaging a Legendary item will also upgrade the Aspect within your Codex of Power, allowing you to Imprint maximum-rolled Legendary Powers infinitely, once you've completely leveled it up within the Codex of Power. In addition to the itemization and Codex of Power changes, players really seem to enjoy leveling in the newly revamped Helltides! While completing the Iron Wolves Seasonal Questline, players will notice new content within Helltides, such as increased monster density, new events, and a new miniboss — The Blood Maiden! And it's not just Redditors who are enjoying the new Season.

Blizzard has released high definition key art for Mists of Pandaria Remix, featuring Garrosh in battle against the heroes of Pandaria! Several download options can be found alongside the special event logo and several in-game previews in the Blizzard Press Center.

Blizzard is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day with the new Hell Welcomes All Diablo 4 Accessibility video! This video highlights the ways in which Diablo 4 developers and Research teams partner up with playtesters in the accessibility community to ensure that Diablo 4 can be enjoyed by all.

Remix: Mists of Pandaria starts today! We've prepared a short FAQ about restrictions within the event to help you understand what you cannot do with your Timerunning characters. Remix: Mists of Pandaria OverviewGearing in Remix: Mists of PandariaGems in Remix: Mists of Pandaria

Blizzard has released a short walkthrough on how to get started in WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria.

With Mists of Pandaria Remix now live in all regions, a notification on the character select screen indicates 95 days remaining in the event, confirming the previously speculated end date of August 19th. Whether or not the Timeruning end date has any relation to The War Within Pre-Patch is still anyone's guess, though it would seem like a pretty natural transition for a mid to late summer release date, expecting The War Within pre-patch around the end of August.

SoulSoBreezy interviewed Brian Dowling and Ciji Bambrick from the WoW Team about Remix: Mists of Pandaria. They revealed a lot of interesting information about the event that starts today, including details about obtaining Tusks of Mannoroth and Heirlooms.

The latest update to our Class Guides is here. To help you reconquer the continent of Pandaria, our Class Writers prepared new pages dedicated to Remix: Mists of Pandaria, with information from leveling to end game best in slot gems.

Wowhead's Patch 1.4 Gear and Itemization Changes Overview is now live, detailing the massive changes to Diablo 4's itemization introduced in Season 4: Loot Reborn. Gear and Itemization Changes Guide in Patch 1.4 With nearly every aspect of gear and loot receiving at least moderate updates in Patch 1.4, we've put together a guide to explore the changes to Legendary Aspects, Uniques, Gear Affixes, the Codex of Power, and Gems, as well as the new Tempering and Masterworking systems.

In a recent interview with WoW Classic developers Clayton Stone and Linny Cooke, Crix covered a wide variety of topics related to Cataclysm Classic; including faster gear progression, Class tuning, and even Archeology «Bad Luck Protection». This interview also briefly covered a couple of questions about Season of Discovery and Mists of Pandaria! Check out the entire interview on YouTube, or read our write-up of the highlights below. Crix's Interview with Clayton Stone and Linny Cooke

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Assassination Rogue guide writer, Whispyr, offers an early review of the Fatebound Hero Talents that struggles to deliver a compelling payoff for the level of RNG involved.

After our previous report on the area changes from the PTR and Patch 1.4.0 now being live, we decided to visit The Lost City of Ureh in Hawezar once again. New changes to The Lost City of Ureh area have been made in the time between the PTR and Live, blocking off the entrance to the city once again. Lost City of Ureh PTR Area Changes Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.0 Datamined Changes

The latest build of The War Within Alpha has a huge leak — literally. It also comes with several updates to Cooking recipes and reagents! We previously datamined vegetable weapons coming in The War Within, and now we've partially discovered how to obtain Extra Large Leak! Datamining has revealed the Extra Large Leak spell, which shows that combining 999 Twined Herbs.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Vengeance Demon Hunter guide writer, Itamae, offers an early review of the Fel-Scarred Hero Talents that truly embraces Metamorphosis without completely unbalancing both forms for tanking.

For those of you who are looking to bring some friends along with you to experience the new systems and gameplay of Diablo 4 Season 4, we've got some good news! Blizzard is offering a Free Trial and a 50% Off Sale for Diablo 4's Standard Edition and the complete Diablo Collection.You can find the sale and free trial at the link below! Diablo 4 50% Off Sale and Free Trial This Sale and Free Trial are available now until May 21st.

Diablo 4 Season 4 is now live, and players are once again rolling new characters and beginning that leveling grind. Whether you're a Diablo 4 veteran or a newcomer to the series, choosing a leveling build sets the tone for your seasonal journey — and no better time to level than the first weekend of a season.

Blizzard has announced that the Talent Loadout Cap will be increasing in an upcoming War Within Alpha build!

Private Auras are back in The War Within Alpha, and they now affect Mythic+ abilities as well!

Blizzard has released a Hotfix for Cataclysm Classic, which schedules the Darkmoon Faire Island to be available on May 26th, and fixes several Class-related issues.

Blizzard has released a blog post about the Battle for Tol Barad, giving an overview of the content and stating that Baradin Hold will go live sometime after the start of PvP Season 9. Take a look at all the content this battleground will bring in Cataclysm Classic! Tol Barad Overview

Season 4 is in full swing, and the speed demons among us are already in the endgame of Diablo 4! Whether you're farming Nightmare Dungeons, Uber Bosses, or trying to finish off that full Season Journey, choosing the right build for the job has never been more important. More builds than ever have entered the fray, and there are so many options, things get overwhelming — so we've ranked our favorite Endgame Builds from best to worst to help people experience the latest and greatest content during Patch 1.4.0! Whether you're looking for information on whether a particular Endgame Build is good or need information to choose between two alluring options, our Endgame Builds Tier List has you covered.

Season 1 War Within Tier Sets from Nerub'ar Palace have received in-game items and are all available in Wowhead's Dressing Room! Click on the difficulty links to preview them on your own character. Which is your favorite set? Nerub'ar Palace Raid Overview

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Havoc Demon Hunter guide writer, Shadarek, offers an early review of the Fel-Scarred Hero Talents that seamlessly integrates into the base rotation while offering additional AoE highlighting the power of Metamorphosis.

A new day means new shop offerings from Tejal — and some of these new sets have some fascinating features!

With the release of Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn, Blizzard has released a new video showcasing many of the cosmetics coming to this Season's Battle Pass! Diablo 4 Season 4 Battle Pass Guide Here's a sneak peek at all of the new Armor sets coming to the Season 4 Battle Pass:

Profession bags will be in high demand in The War Within — each new bag comes with a special effect, such as increasing reagent gain or decreasing cooldowns! Tailors will have a new bag full of tricks once they learn these new recipes, and every profession will want to obtain one of these new bags. Each is Unique-Equipped, so unfortunately you can't double up on effects, but you can equip two different profession bags at the same time — you won't have to choose which of your professions you find more important!

Diablo 4 Season 4 is now underway! But for some players, their progress is intermittently being halted. Several players who use Nvidia 40 Series Graphics Cards have reported gameplay instability, including crashes. Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.0 Build 53129 Datamined Changes Wowhead Guides Updated for Diablo 4 Season 4 However, all is not lost! For those using the 40-Series Nvidia Graphics Cards, Blizzard has suggested a temporary fix that may improve gameplay stability. The option to disable Frame Generation can be found by accessing the Graphics section of the Options menu. Hopefully, this temporary fix will allow players to get up and running again.

With Cataclysm Classic's release fast approaching, players across all regions are setting themselves up for the smoothest possible leveling experience once the expansion goes live. We've put together a list of some of the things that you can do during the pre-patch to get yourself ready while waiting for Cataclysm Classic to release!

In an interview with Windows Central, Associate Director Maria Hamilton and Executive Producer Holly Longdale discuss new content for solo and casual players coming in The War Within, from the introduction of Delves to their intent to revamp the Brawler's Guild!

Diablo 4's Season 4: Loot Reborn introduces new systems and massive balance changes for nearly every class and build. Whether you plan on sticking with your favorite Diablo class or switching things up in Patch 1.4, our Best Builds Guides for every class compare performance in endgame and leveling content to give you an edge as you return to Sanctuary. Best Barbarian Builds

Today, we are looking at the DPS rankings during the week of May 7th for Cataclysm Classic Pre-Patch in Icecrown Citadel. For this analysis, we will use data provided by Warcraft Logs Icecrown Citadel statistics. Warcraft Logs' Icecrown Citadel Statistics

With today's alpha build, a new Tier Omni-Token has been discovered, the Web-Wrapped Curio, dropping from Queen Ansurek the end-boss of the Nerub'ar Palace raid in The War Within Season 1. The War Within Season 1 Tier Set OverviewNerub'ar Palace Raid Overview

Today, we are looking at the DPS rankings during the week of May 7th for Phase 3 of Season of Discovery in Sunken Temple. For this analysis, we will use data provided by Warcraft Logs Sunken Temple statistics. Warcraft Logs' Sunken Temple Statistics

Battle for Azeroth introduced us to the Zandalari Empire, bringing new culture, lore, and Loa into the history of Trolls in World of Warcraft. Over the course of the expansion, players were introduced to powerful Loa such as Gonk, Pa'ku, and Bwonsamdi — and one particularly powerful Loa, Rezan, held a prominent place in the story of the expansion as the Loa of Kings. But what does being the Loa of Kings mean, and who currently holds the title? The Troll Heritage Armor questline has shed some light on this situation, but to fully understand the confusion shrouding the Loa, players would need to dig into the Shadows Rising novel.

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they cover lore reveals in Patch 10.2.7: Dark Heart, the A Whisper of Warning short story, and the War Within Alpha.

As players complete the Troll Heritage Armor questline, their focus is squarely on the Darkspear tribe and the Loa they worship. While the Darkspear declare new additions and returning Loa to their Pantheon through the quest, many of these Loa are either foreign to players or entirely new, so we've decided to dig into the lore that we can find on these powerful spirits.

Blizzard is releasing a Hotfix that will alleviate the Resplendent Spark issue on Eternal Realms. Additionally, they will be reimbursing players any Resplendent Sparks missing from their account in the coming days.

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Druid Hero Talent Tree, Keeper of the Grove!

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Priest Hero Talent Tree, Voidweaver!

Blizzard has responded to feedback regarding the Druid Hero Talent Tree, Wildstalker!

The latest round of hotfixes to hit the Cataclysm Classic servers are here, with a number of small bug fixes, including the end of the «forever green» Drain Life — with that being said, there are a couple gameplay changes to Mages and Shamans, with Ignite now correctly not being triggered by Living Bomb critical strikes and Flametongue Totem no longer stacking with other Spell Power buffs.

We've datamined a few more backpacks in this week's alpha build for The War Within! Similar to the Haversacks discovered last week, these new backpacks also appear Delve related, featuring excavation tools and unique light sources.

Blizzard is investigating an issue related to stats being lowered on Legacy gear in the Eternal Realm after today's Season 4 patch.

The Creation Catalyst appears to be receiving some new updates in The War Within, as our datamining indicates that it will now allow players to catalyze weapons in addition to pieces of armor, converting them into new weapons with predetermined stats.

Blizzard revealed nearly all the Hero Talent Trees with the launch of the War Within Alpha and subsequent builds. Our Brewmaster Monk guide writer, Sinzhu, offers an early review of the Mastery of Harmony Hero Talents

Season 4 is live, and players have jumped back into Sanctuary to experience new itemization, updated Helltides, new affixes, and more. Some may have noticed some new loading screens already — we've datamined four new options in the rotation for the Season of Loot Reborn!

One of the changes seen in the latest build of The War Within Alpha involves Demonology Warlocks, which received another small overhaul. One of these changes is the addition of a new capstone talent that involves a choice node between two talents, Mark of F'harg and Mark of Shatug.

We've datamined new loading screens for Khaz Algar and Ara-Kara, City of Echoes in this week's alpha build of The War Within!

We've been hard at work datamining all the new changes for Diablo 4's Patch 1.4.0! Take a look at the raw data we've gathered below.Editor's Note: this datamined information comes directly from the Diablo 4 client. While some of it may differ to what was described in patch notes, this is the current information live in Patch 1.4.0. These changes are specifically from Live Version to Live Version of the game, meaning players saw many of these changes on the PTR realms already. These changes may have already entered the game due to the nature of Blizzard's release process — while the items aren't necessarily new to this specific patch release, they are new to the latest comparison of patch changes. Here are the datamined changes for build 1.4.0.53129, compared to 1.3.5.52293.

Blizzard has posted development notes on today's Warlock changes, noting that the goal of reining in the Demonic Core economy is to reduce mobility.

Blizzard has released the notes for this week's Alpha build, including many class changes and the Totemic Hero Tree.

With so many changes in Patch 1.4.0, it can be hard to keep up — so let us keep up for you! Wowhead's database is now up-to-date with the latest changes in Patch 1.4.0, from class and skill buffs, to new items, to Tempering Manual additions.

Here are the datamined spell changes for build 54675, which include the Totemic Shaman spells and extensive class tuning.

Blizzard has posted Death Knight updates in the War Within, noting that the goal is to reduce build friction.

Tejal's Shop has updated for Season 4 in Diablo 4, and players can snag some new portal skins and armor sets — take a look at these models!

With the latest The War Within Alpha build, the mount for the Glory of the Nerub-ar Raider achievement has been revealed — The Shadowed Swarmite!FlyingNerubian2 Mount (Black Body, Purple Saddle)Shadowed Swarmite Description: Source: Achievement: Glory of the Nerub-ar Raider Category: Dungeons & Raids Model id: 119490

Cataclysm Classic raid testing begins today on the Cata Beta, and Blizzard is looking for feedback! Players will be able to test the initial three raids, Throne of the Four Winds, Blackwing Descent, and The Bastion of Twilight. Battle.net Forum Feedback Thread

Blizzard has posted development notes on today's changes for the Mountain Thane hero talent tree.

We've uploaded Totemic Shaman Hero Talent Tree & all updated Talent changes to Wowhead from the War Within Alpha! Preview the new tree for Shaman as well as all the latest talent changes now. Hero Talent OverviewThe War Within Talent Calculator

We've datamined spells related to a new Fishing Tournament in the War Within — the Mereldar Fishing Derby! It's been a while since the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza from Classic. Mereldar Fishing Derby indicates that the event will take place on Saturdays and players can earn Derby Commendations and prizes. We've also datamined the The Derby Dash achievement which requires places to turn in «the quest» within a Time Limit.

With the launch of Diablo 4 Season 4, players are diving back into Sanctuary to tackle the forces of Hell once more. Some players, however, noticed something missing from their Eternal Realm characters: their stockpile of Resplendent Spark.

Players can earn Hero-Track gear by defeating Yogg-Saron in Ulduar Timewalking during this week's event! Those looking to improve their characters' Season 4 gear are in for a treat this week. On top of the Champion-track gear offered by A Frozen Path Through Time, players can also complete Disturbance Detected: Ulduar to earn a Hero-track piece by defeating the Old God Yogg-Saron in the depths of Timewalking Ulduar. To accept this quest, head to Dalaran and speak with Vormu, right in the center of the city (/way 49.8 45.9).

Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn has begun! And with players' first steps into the game, Blizzard has already told us when Season 4 will end and when Season 5 will begin. Since Season 3 was about a month longer than usual, due to the development time of Season 4, it appears that 'Loot Reborn' will be about a week shorter than in previous Seasons.

Blizzard has released the Mrlgrl Pack, now available for purchase on the Battle.net Store! This pack includes the brand-new Green Snugglefin Murloc Romper transmog. Mrlgrl Pack on ShopMurloc Transmog on Shop

Blizzard has released a new video highlighting the new features and changes that have arrived in Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn! This trailer gives a sneak peek at the new systems and updates that players will find in the game such as Item Tempering, Masterworking, and improved Helltide events. Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Now Live! Leveling Tips & Tricks for Diablo 4 Season 4

Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn is now officially live! Players can experience the new loot system, complete the Iron Wolves Seasonal Questline, and face hordes of demons in the reworked Helltide events! Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Overview

A green Murloc Onesie is now available in the Battle.net Store for $20 USD. You can buy this as part of the Mrlgrl Pack or separate. Murloc Onesie — Battle.net Store

As players take to the official Diablo 4 forums to offer feedback regarding slow download times, Blizzard has stated that they will be rethinking their Season release strategy going forward.

With the release of Diablo 4 Season 4, we wanted to share our top tips and tricks when it comes to leveling in the new Season!

After some additional sleuthing In the latest Alpha build, we've datamined an updated preview of the Rogue Tier Set appearances coming in Season 1 of The War Within including additional effects and an extra color option. Season 1 Tier Sets will be available from the Nerub'ar Palace Raid featuring eight bosses, culminating in a showdown with Queen Ansurek. Check out all the latest Tier Set Previews in our Season 1 Tier Set Overview. The War Within Season 1 Tier Set OverviewFirst Look at the Nerub'ar Palace Raid Tier Set bonuses are still unavailable to be datamined, but stay tuned for updates.

With the launch of Diablo 4 Season 4, we wanted to highlight all of the newest updates, best builds, and freshest ways for players to experience endgame content! Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn Overview

Portals, flight masters, and flying mounts make up some of the most efficient ways to navigate any portion of World of Warcraft, and Cataclysm Classic is no different. The release of the pre-patch brings with it new ways to navigate the old world on the wings of our trusted flying mounts. Getting Around Azeroth in Cataclysm Classic With the Flight Master's License, players will be able to fly in both the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor in the pre-patch.

The City of Threads is the seat of the Kaheti nerubian empire. After progressing through the Azj-Kahet storyline, you will gain access to part of the city and gain access to new side questlines, including reencountering a friend we made in Dragonflight. We did their questline!