Wow Retail News
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Morgan Day Talks DPS Rankings with Chinese DPS Competition Commentary and Q&A
on June 14, 2025 at 1:54 am
NetEase and Blizzard China hosted a WoW Class Competition, inviting top Chinese players to compare their single-target and AoE damage rotations to see which class comes out on top, accompanied by a Q&A session with Assistant Game Director Morgan Day!Continue reading »
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WoW Weekly: Faith & Flame, The Legacy of Arathor, & Accessibility Options
on June 13, 2025 at 5:02 pm
This week in WoW, Patch 11.1.7 is just around the corner, bringing new content, a special belt, accessibility options, and a new short story!Go on an Adventure in the Legacy of Arathor Content Update—Live June 17! Take your adventures further in the Legacy of Arathor beginning June 17.You’ll amp up the challenge in Overcharged Delves, go Lorewalking with Lorewalker Cho, get a helping hand with the new Combat Assistant and Single-Button Assistant… and more.Continue reading »
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Patch 11.1.7 Development Notes Update - Titan DISC Belt Buffs
on June 12, 2025 at 9:34 pm
In an update to the Patch 11.1.7 development notes posted earlier today, Blizzard has buffed the new Titan Durable Information Securing Container belt, increasing the power of several effects and maximum item level to 701!The Legacy of Arathor PTR has been updated with the following change:OVERCHARGED DELVESWe’ve made the following changes to the D.I.S.C. belt: Increased the base item level to 691 (was 684), and the max item level to 701 (was 694).Continue reading »
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MASSIVE Buffs to DISC Belt in Patch 11.1.7
on June 12, 2025 at 9:29 pm
Blizzard has released massive buffs to the DISC Belt likely making it the best belt until Season 3. We recently released an article going over how the DISC belt is barely worth your time. However, with these buffs, it's very likely Best-in-Slot! You'll have to do Overcharged Delves to get it. Here are the changes:Continue reading »
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5 Night Elf Decorations We Need in Player Housing
on June 12, 2025 at 6:29 pm
Blizzard released a blog post giving us more insight into decorating our future Player Housing, allowing us another sneak peek at what will be possible to customize with Basic and Advanced customization in Player Housing. From traditional grid-based placement to freeform rotation for objects in 3D space, Blizzard is pulling out all the stops to make sure housing is exactly what players are looking for.Continue reading »
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Patch 11.1.7 Official Patch Notes - Releases June 17th
on June 12, 2025 at 5:05 pm
Blizzard has released official patch notes for June 17th's Patch 11.1.7 which includes information on the new Overcharged Delves, Rise of the Red Dawn Campaign, Lorewalking and more.Patch 11.1.7: Legacy of Arathor OverviewOvercharged DelvesCombat Assist ToolsLorewalkingGreedy EmissaryTake your adventures further in the Legacy of Arathor update.Continue reading »
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First +22 Key Completed - TWW Season 2 Mythic+ Rankings Week 14
on June 12, 2025 at 2:32 pm
Today, we are looking at the dungeon data for the week of June 3rd during The War Within Season 2. For this analysis, we will use data provided by Raider.IO statistics for The War Within Season 2. Raider.IO TWW Season 2 Dungeon StatisticsThe War Within Mythic+ Tier ListLooking for more insight into Mythic+ dungeon balance? Check out our Tier Lists, which include more information besides raw popularity for Season 2 dungeons.Continue reading »
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Gallagio Loyalty Reputation Bug Being Investigated Again
on June 12, 2025 at 12:50 am
Blizzard is once again looking into the Gallagio Loyalty Reward renown track bug. Yesterday, Blizzard announced that the bug was fixed but we've received many reports that it was not. Blizzard appears to be looking into it again.Thank you for all the reports.Continue reading »
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Less Than 6% Difference Between Top 5 and Last Place - The War Within Season 2 DPS Rankings for Mythic Liberation of Undermine Week 14
on June 11, 2025 at 11:55 pm
Today, we are looking at the DPS balance on Liberation of Undermine during the week of June 3rd on The War Within Season 2. For this analysis, we will use data provided by Warcraft Logs Raid statistics for The War Within Season 2. Mythic Liberation of Undermine Statistics PageLiberation of Undermine Raid Tier ListsLooking for more insight into the raid balance? Check out our Tier Lists, which include more information besides pure throughput for Liberation of Undermine.Continue reading »
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Tank Threat Buffed by 15% In Latest Hotfix
on June 11, 2025 at 5:41 pm
Tank threat was just buffed by 15% on live servers!Many players have been complaining about threat issues in raid (tanks pulling off each other) and in Mythic+ (DPS pulling off Tanks) and a hotfix has been applied to live servers which will hopefully address the issue!Continue reading »
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New UI Options in Patch 11.1.7 - Assisted Highlight and One-Button Assistant
on June 11, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Blizzard has released a blog post for Patch 11.1.7 covering the new UI options in Patch 11.1.7 -- the assisted highlight and one-button assistant!In the Legacy of Arathor content update, we’re introducing two additional options in the User Interface (UI) to help you learn a new class or relearn an alternate character. These new options are also a great way to provide additional accessibility to players who may need a little extra help.Continue reading »
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Completion Rates for Mythic+ Dungeons - Week 14 of The War Within Season 2
on June 11, 2025 at 6:24 am
We're looking at the completion rates for Week 14 of The War Within Season 2 dungeons. For this analysis, data was provided by Raider.IO statistics for The War Within Season 2.Raider.io TWW Season 2 Dungeon StatisticsThe War Within Mythic+ Tier ListLooking for more insight into Mythic+ dungeon balance? Check out our Tier Lists, which include more information besides raw popularity for Season 2 dungeons.Continue reading »
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Winner's Podium Toy Now Available: Dastardly Duos Week 2
on June 11, 2025 at 1:44 am
With Week 2 of the Dastardly Duos Event now live, players can now earn the Winner's Podium Toy after completing the weekly quest.Dastardly Duos Event GuideWeek 2 Weekly QuestThis quest will be available from Vinnie Sweets at any of the three Dastardly Duos Hubs. The Dornogal Hub location is provided in the map below.Completing the quest will allow players to purchase the Winner's Podium toy from the reward vendor, Wodin the Troll-Servant, for 0 Resonance Crystals.Continue reading »
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The War Within June 10th Hotfixes: Gallagio Loyalty Reputation Fixes
on June 11, 2025 at 12:23 am
Blizzard has posted a hotfix regarding the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club capping out on Reputation earlier than intended.June 10, 2025RenownFixed an issue where players could become capped on Gallagio Loyalty Rewards reputation earlier than intended. For players who have killed a boss that would have rewarded reputation properly but didn’t, defeating that boss on a separate character this week will yield the intended amount of reputation.Continue reading »
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Official Preview of the Patch 11.1.7 Story Campaign - Rise of the Red Dawn
on June 10, 2025 at 7:02 pm
Blizzard has released their official preview of the Patch 11.1.7 Story Campaign, Rise of the Red Dawn. Join Faerin, Danath, and Geya'rah as they attempt to expose a conspiracy, defuse tensions, and grapple with the legacy of Arathor in the Arathi Highlands.Patch 11.1.7: Legacy of Arathor OverviewRise of the Red Dawn Where : Receive quest from Faerin Lothar standing outside Stonelight Rest in Dornogal. Difficulty :Continue reading »
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New Warcraft Short Story: "Faith & Flame"
on June 10, 2025 at 5:01 pm
Blizzard has released a new Warcraft Short Story titled Faith and Flame!Faith and Flame PDFSince she was small, Faerin Lothar has felt a call deep within her to brave the darkness. Now Faerin feels that call again, compelling her to leave Hallowfall with Anduin and the outlanders. Join Faerin Lothar for a special fireside telling of our newest short story.Join Faerin Lothar for a special fireside telling of our newest short story, "Faith & Flame." Written by L. L.Continue reading »
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Gift of the Titans Available in Revisited Horrific Visions with Weekly Reset
on June 10, 2025 at 4:46 pm
In last week's Horrific Visions talent update, we've noted that although the Hourglass of Horrific Visions could be fully completed, the Gift of the Titans was nowhere to be seen.Looks like Gift of the Titans was indeed timegated an additional week, and is now available for free! Gift of the Titans is a very strong Horrific Visions buff, giving a chance on every mob kill for you to become immune to Sanity effects and gain 60% Haste and Movement speed for 20 seconds.Continue reading »
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Raid Reputation Bugged on the Way to +15% Liberation of Undermine Raid Buff This Week
on June 10, 2025 at 4:46 pm
This week, players can reach Rank 16 on the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club raid renown track, unlocking Loyal Customer: Diamond to increase the raid-wide damage and healing buff to +15%, though it appears that some bosses are not properly awarding reputation after the reset.This stacking buff serves as an incremental raid nerf, increasing every 3 weeks to help players overcome whatever challenge they may be stuck on.Continue reading »
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Celebrate Pride 2025 In Style With New Blizzard Gear - Proceeds to Support GLAAD
on June 10, 2025 at 1:12 am
Celebrate your identity and love for all things gaming with Blizzard's 2025 Pride collection. 100% of proceeds collected from the sale of Blizzard's Pride merch will go to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD.Continue reading »
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The War Within Weekly Scheduled Maintenance from 7:00 - 9:00 AM
on June 9, 2025 at 11:45 pm
World of Warcraft will be undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance on Tuesday morning from 7:00 - 8:00 AM (PDT), prior to the weekly reset.Edit: It has been extended to 9:00 AM PST. Following the weekly reset, the Dastardly Duos mini-event continues into a new week with new rewards and players will be able to unlock another level of raid buffs within the Liberation of Undermine!Continue reading »