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Hidden Boss - Endgineer Omegaplugg
Nexeoes on Reddit discovered a hidden boss in Gnomeregan!
Head to the last boss in Gnomeregan and kill him.
Go to the back of the pillar on the left side of the entrance as you enter the room and press the small button.
Endgineer Omegaplugg will spawn, with 207 Million health.
It is likely that he drops the Vial of Green Goo toy.
Hallow's End 2016
Hallow's End is here and it has a few new things this year! Be sure to check out the full guide on Icy Veins for more details.
This year the item rewards dropped by the Headless Horseman are item level 835.
A new costume was added - Exquisite Costume Set: "Grommash" for 200 x Tricky Treats
New daily quest: Under the Crooked Tree - Rewards Hag's Belongings (Contains Tricky Treats, Wands, and Cosmetic Witch Hats)
Don't forget to take advantage of the Unburdened / Grim Visage buff from the bonfire outside of Stormwind / Undercity.
Check out the 2015 additions if you missed out last year.
Level
Type
Name
Model Viewer
1
Cosmetic
Hat of the First Sister
Modelviewer
1
Cosmetic
Hat of the Second Sister
Modelviewer
1
Cosmetic
Hat of the Third Sister
Modelviewer
1
Cosmetic
Hat of the Youngest Sister
Modelviewer
1
Holiday
Exquisite Costume Set: "Grommash"
1
Holiday
Ominous Pet Treat
1
Other
Hallowed Wand - Banshee
Patch 7.1 PTR - Build 22864
Build 22864 will be deployed to the PTR realms soon.
Calculators Updated
New Items
Check out the full list on the WoWDB PTR site.
Level
Type
Name
600
Neck
Winking Eye of Love
600
Neck
Heartbreak Charm
600
Neck
Shard of Pirouetting Happiness
600
Neck
Choker of the Pure Heart
600
Neck
Sweet Perfume Broach
1
Dagger
Miniature Winter Veil Tree
Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Legion Dungeon
Dungeons & Raids
The Rat Pack Defeat a Mana Devourer while the entire party is riding a Rodents of Usual Size.
10 points.
Talent Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Paladin
Retribution
Crusade Row 7, Column 2. Spell:
Crusade. Replaces: Crusade
Crusade. Replaces: Crusade
PvP Talent Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight
Unholy
Necrotic Strike Row 6, Column 3. Spell:
Necrotic Strike
Necrotic Strike
Warlock
Destruction
Bane of Havoc Row 6, Column 3. Spell: Bane of Havoc
. Replaces: Bane of Havoc
Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
PvP Talents
Chill Streak
Deals 8%
Deals 5%
of the target's total health in Frost damage and reduces their movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Chill Streak bounces up to
8
5
times between closest targets. Frost DeathKnight - Tier 5 PvP Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 45 sec cooldown.
Necrotic Strike A vicious strike that deals (100% of weapon damage) Plague damage, and converts 1 Festering Wounds into a Necrotic Wound, absorbing the next [ 600% of AP ] healing received by the target.
Honor
Unholy DeathKnight - Tier 5 PvP
Talent. 1 Runes. Melee range. Instant.
Frost
Howling Blast Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing
[ 55%
[ 82.5%
of AP ] Frost damage to that foe, and
[ 46.8%
[ 70.1%
of AP ] Frost damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frost Fever. Frost Fever A disease that deals [ 440% of AP ] Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 5 Runic Power each time it deals damage. Death Knight - Frost Spec. 1 Runes. 30 yd range. Instant.
Obliterate A brutal attack with both weapons that deals a total of (
760%
912%
of weapon damage) Physical damage. Death Knight - Frost Spec. 2 Runes. Melee range. Instant.
Unholy
Death Coil (Blood, Frost) Fires a blast of unholy energy at the target, causing
[ 85%
[ 127.5%
of AP ] Shadow damage to an enemy.
Death Coil (Unholy) Fires a blast of unholy energy at the target, causing
[ 85%
[ 127.5%
of AP ] Shadow damage to an enemy and restoring 10 Energy to your ghoul.
Runeforging
Rune of Razorice Affixes your weapon with a rune that causes 10% extra weapon damage as Frost damage and increases enemies' vulnerability to your Frost attacks by
2%
3%
, stacking up to 5 times. Modifying your rune weapon requires a Rune Forge in Ebon Hold. 5 sec cast.
Druid (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Guardian
Ironfur
Balance, Feral, Restoration: Increases armor by 100% for 6 sec. Guardian:
Increases armor by 100% for 6 sec. Multiple uses of this ability may overlap. Requires Bear Form. Can't be cast in Flight Form. Druid - Guardian Spec. 450 Rage. Instant. 0.5 sec cooldown.
Hunter (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Marksmanship
Aimed Shot (Beast Mastery, Survival) A powerful aimed shot that deals [ 0.619 *
215%
204%
of weapon damage or 0.038 * Level *
215% of weapon damage + 0.238 * 215% of weapon damage or 215%
204% of weapon damage + 0.238 * 204% of weapon damage or 204%
of weapon damage ] Physical damage.
Aimed Shot (Marksmanship) A powerful aimed shot that deals [ 0.619 *
215%
204%
of weapon damage or 0.038 * Level *
215% of weapon damage + 0.238 * 215% of weapon damage or 215%
204% of weapon damage + 0.238 * 204% of weapon damage or 204%
of weapon damage ] Physical damage.
Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Arcane Missiles Launches five waves of Arcane Missiles at the enemy over 2 sec, causing a total of [ 5 +
190%
209%
of Spell Power ] Arcane damage. Damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge. Each damaging spell cast has a 15% chance to activate Arcane Missiles. Chance doubled for Arcane Blast. Limit 3 charges. Generates 1 Arcane Charge. 60 yd range. Instant.
Frost Bomb Places a Frost Bomb on the target for 12 sec. Limit 1 target. Your Ice Lances that benefit from Shatter will trigger the release of a wave of freezing ice, dealing [ 1 +
150%
157.5%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage to the target and [ 1 +
93.75%
98.4%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all other enemies within 10 yards. Unlimited range. Instant.
Talents
Arcane Orb Launches an Arcane Orb forward from your position, traveling up to 40 yards, dealing
[ 74.3%
[ 81.7%
of Spell Power ] Arcane damage to enemies it passes through. Grants 1 Arcane Charge when cast and every time it deals damage. Arcane Mage - Level 100 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 20 sec cooldown.
Comet Storm Calls down a series of 7 icy comets on and around the target, each of which deals
1
[ 1 + 105% of Spell Power
Frost damage to all enemies within 4 yards of its impact. Frost Mage - Level 100 Talent. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 30 sec cooldown.
Frost Bomb Places a Frost Bomb on the target for 12 sec. Limit 1 target. Your Ice Lances that benefit from Shatter will trigger the release of a wave of freezing ice, dealing [ 1 +
150%
157.5%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage to the target and [ 1 +
93.75%
98.4%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all other enemies within 10 yards. Frost Mage - Level 90 Talent. 1.25% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
Ray of Frost For the next 10 sec, you can channel a beam of icy power at an enemy, slowing movement by 50% and dealing
[ 185%
[ 194.3%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage every 1 sec. Each time Ray of Frost deals damage, its damage increases by 20%. Frost Mage - Level 15 Talent. 40 yd range. 10 sec cast (Channeled). 60 sec cooldown.
Arcane
Arcane Blast Blasts the target with energy, dealing
[ 165%
[ 181.5%
of Spell Power ] Arcane damage. Damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge. Mana cost increased by
100%
125%
per Arcane Charge. Generates 1 Arcane Charge Mage - Arcane Spec. 3% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.2 sec cast.
Arcane Explosion Causes an explosion of magic around the caster, dealing [ 1 + 75% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge. Mana cost increased by
100%
125%
per Arcane Charge. Generates 1 Arcane Charge if any targets are hit. Mage - Arcane Spec. 2% of Base Mana. Instant.
Arcane Missiles Launches five waves of Arcane Missiles at the enemy over 2 sec, causing a total of [ 5 +
190%
209%
of Spell Power ] Arcane damage. Damage increased by 60% per Arcane Charge. Each damaging spell cast has a 15% chance to activate Arcane Missiles. Chance doubled for Arcane Blast. Limit 3 charges. Generates 1 Arcane Charge. Mage - Arcane Spec. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast (Channeled).
Fire
Dragon's Breath Enemies in a cone in front of you take
0
[ 1 + 250% of Spell Power
Fire damage and are disoriented for 4 sec. Damage will cancel the effect. Mage - Fire Spec. 4% of Base Mana. Instant. 20 sec cooldown.
Flamestrike Calls down a pillar of fire, burning all enemies within the area for [ 1 +
180%
207%
of Spell Power ] Fire damage and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 8 sec. Mage - Fire Spec. 3% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 4 sec cast.
Pyroblast Hurls an immense fiery boulder that causes [ 1 +
400%
376%
of Spell Power ] Fire damage. Mage - Fire Spec. 2.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 4.5 sec cast.
Frost
Blizzard Ice shards pelt the target area, dealing [ 8 +
360%
396%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage over 0 and reducing movement speed by 50% for 15 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. 2.5% of Base Mana. 35 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled). 8 sec cooldown.
Brain Freeze (Arcane, Fire) Frostbolt has a 15% chance to empower your next Flurry to be instant cast and deal
30% increased damage.
50% increased damage.
Brain Freeze (Frost) Frostbolt has a 15% chance to empower your next Flurry to be instant cast, deal
30%
50%
increased damage, and apply Winter's Chill to the target.
Flurry Unleash a flurry of ice shards, striking the target 3 times for a total of [ 3 +
435%
456.9%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage. Each shard reduces the target's movement speed by 70% for 1 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Frostbolt Launches a bolt of frost at the enemy, causing [ 1 +
200%
210%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 15 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.
Ice Lance Quickly fling a shard of ice at the target, dealing [ 1 +
85%
89.3%
of Spell Power ] Frost damage. Ice Lance damage is tripled against frozen targets. Mage - Frost Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Monk (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Soothing Mist Heals the target for
[ 20 + 60% of Spell Power ] over 10
[ 40 + 90% of Spell Power ] over 20
sec. While channeling, Effuse and Enveloping Mist are instant cast, and will heal the soothed target without breaking the Soothing Mist channel. Honor Talent. 0% of Base Mana, plus 0.3% per sec. 40 yd range.
10
20
sec cast (Channeled). 1 sec cooldown.
PvP Talents
Ancient Mistweaver Arts Soothing Mist is now an active spell, and no longer is automatically applied through casting Effuse, Enveloping Mist or Vivify. Heals the target for
[ 20 + 60% of Spell Power ] over 10
[ 40 + 90% of Spell Power ] over 20
sec. While channeling, Effuse and Enveloping Mist are instant cast, and will heal the soothed target without breaking the Soothing Mist channel. Mistweaver Monk - Tier 3 PvP Talent.
Paladin (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
Crusade (New) Increases your damage and haste by 3.5% for 20 sec. Each Holy Power spent during Crusade increases damage and haste by an additional 3.5%. Maximum 15 stacks. Retribution Paladin - Level 100 Talent. Instant. 20 sec cooldown.
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Void Torrent Raise your dagger into the sky, channeling a torrent of void energy into the target for [ 4 +
240%
220%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 4 sec. Insanity does not drain during this channel. Requires Voidform. Artifact. 40 yd range. 4 sec cast (Channeled). 60 sec cooldown.
Talents
Dominant Mind You may also control your own character while Mind Control is active, but Mind Control has a
3
2
min cooldown, and it may not be used against players. Priest - Level 45 Talent.
Guardian Angel When Guardian Spirit expires without saving the target from death, reduce its remaining cooldown to
60
90
seconds. Holy Priest - Level 60 Talent.
Discipline & Shadow
Shadow Word: Pain (Discipline, Holy) A word of darkness that causes [ 1 +
45%
41%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage instantly, and an additional [ 7 + 45% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 14 sec.
Shadow Word: Pain (Shadow) A word of darkness that causes [ 1 +
45%
41%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage instantly, and an additional [ 7 + 45% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 14 sec.
Shadow
Mind Blast (Discipline, Holy) Blasts the target's mind for
[ 300%
[ 275%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage.
Mind Blast (Shadow) Blasts the target's mind for
[ 300%
[ 275%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage.
Mind Flay (Discipline, Holy) Assaults the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing [ 4 +
60%
55%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Mind Flay (Shadow) Assaults the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing [ 4 +
60%
55%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Shadow Word: Death A word of dark binding that inflicts [ 1 +
360%
325%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage to the target. Only usable on enemies that have less than 20% health. Generates 10 Insanity, or 30 if the target dies. Priest - Shadow Spec. 40 yd range. Instant.
Shadowy Apparitions When your Shadow Word: Pain damage over time critically strikes, you also create a shadowy version of yourself that floats towards the target and deals [ 1 +
30%
27.5%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage. Priest - Shadow Spec.
Vampiric Touch A touch of darkness that causes [ 6 +
87%
79%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec, and heals the Priest for 50% of damage dealt. If Vampiric Touch is dispelled, the dispeller flees in Horror for 3 sec. Generates 4 Insanity. Priest - Shadow Spec. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
Void Bolt For the duration of Voidform, your Void Eruption ability is replaced by Voidbolt: Sends a bolt of pure void energy at the enemy, causing [ 1 +
220%
200%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage. Requires Voidform. Generates 16 Insanity. Priest - Shadow Spec.
Rogue (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
PvP Talents
System Shock Casting Envenom with at least 5 combo points on a target afflicted by your Garrote, Rupture, and lethal poison deals [ 1 +
250%
200%
of AP ] Nature damage, and reduces their movement speed by 90% for 4 sec. Assassination Rogue - Tier 5 PvP Talent.
Shaman (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
Ancestral Vigor Targets you heal with Healing Wave, Healing Surge, Chain Heal, or Riptide's initial heal gain
8%
10%
increased health for 10 sec. Restoration Shaman - Level 75 Talent.
Warlock (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Corruption Corrupts the target, causing
[ 33%
[ 36.3%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 14 sec. 40 yd range. Instant.
Talents
Drain Soul Drains the target's soul, causing [ 6 +
343.2%
366%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 400% of the damage done. Generates 1 Soul Shard if the target dies during this effect. Affliction Warlock - Level 15 Talent. 0% of Base Mana, plus 3% per sec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast (Channeled).
Phantom Singularity Places a phantom singularity above the target, which consumes the life of all enemies within 25 yards, dealing
[ 1,324.8%
[ 1,391.2%
of Spell Power ] damage over 16 sec, healing you for 30% of the damage done. Warlock - Level 100 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
Siphon Life Siphons the target's life essence, dealing
[ 55%
[ 57.8%
of Spell Power ] damage over 15 sec and healing you for 100% of the damage it deals. Warlock - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant.
PvP Talents
Cremation Immolate is now instant cast, and Conflagrate deals an additional
8%
5%
of the target's total health in Fire damage. Destruction Warlock - Tier 4 PvP Talent.
Focused Chaos Chaos Bolt damage is increased by
200%
150%
, but no longer strikes additional targets afflicted by Havoc. Destruction Warlock - Tier 4 PvP Talent.
Affliction
Agony Inflicts increasing agony on the target, causing up to [ 54 +
22.7%
23.8%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 18 sec. Damage starts low and increases over the duration. Refreshing Agony maintains its current damage level. Agony damage sometimes generates 1 Soul Shard. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 3% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Corruption Corrupts the target, causing
[ 33%
[ 36.3%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 14 sec. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 3% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
Drain Life Drains life from the target, causing [ 6 +
38.5%
40.4%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 600% of the damage done. Warlock - Affliction Spec. 0% of Base Mana, plus 3% per sec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast (Channeled).
Unstable Affliction (Affliction) Afflicts the target with
[ 92%
[ 96.6%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 8 sec. If dispelled, deals
[ 184%
[ 193.2%
of Spell Power ] damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec.
Unstable Affliction (Demonology, Destruction) Afflicts the target with
[ 92%
[ 96.6%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 8 sec. If dispelled, deals
[ 184%
[ 193.2%
of Spell Power ] damage to the dispeller and silences them for 4 sec.
Demonology & Destruction
Drain Life Drains life from the target, causing [ 6 +
38.5%
40.4%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 6 sec, and healing you for 600% of the damage done. Warlock - Demonology & Destruction Spec. 0% of Base Mana, plus 3% per sec. 40 yd range. 6 sec cast (Channeled).
Warrior (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Talents
Warpaint You now take only
20%
15%
increased damage from Enrage. Fury Warrior - Level 60 Talent.
Fury
Enrage Bloodthirst critical strikes will Enrage you, increasing your attack speed by 100% and damage you take by
30%
20%
for 4 sec. Warrior - Fury Spec.
Professions
Alchemy
Potion of Prolonged Power Mix a stack of
20
10
Potions of Prolonged Power at the Dalaran Alchemy Station. Alchemy. 2 sec cast. Reagents: Blood of Sargeras, Crystal Vial x
20.
10.
Potion of Prolonged Power Chance to create more than
20
10
potions. Alchemy. 2 sec cast. Reagents: Blood of Sargeras, Crystal Vial x
20.
10.
Potion of Prolonged Power No longer requires the Dalaran Alchemy Station. Alchemy. 2 sec cast. Reagents: Blood of Sargeras, Crystal Vial x
20.
10.
Artifact Powers
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)
Shadow
Void Torrent (Rank 1) Raise your dagger into the sky, channeling a torrent of void energy into the target for [ 4 +
240%
220%
of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 4 sec. Insanity does not drain during this channel. Requires Voidform.
Misc Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Factions
Legion
Talon's Vengeance (New) - Allies of the demigod Aviana and protectors of the winged creatures of the Broken Isles.
Holidays
Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza - Name changed from "Unknown" to "Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza".
A fishing tournament, competed along the coasts of Stranglethorn Vale. Catch as many tastyfish as you can!
Will you be one of the first to catch forty fish and win a prize? Tastyfish can be caught for two hours after the contest begins, but you'll have to be quick to win!
Item Name Descriptions
Legion Season 2 (New) - Legion Season 2
Legion Season 2 Elite (New) - Legion Season 2 Elite
World Safe Locations
Broken Isles
7.1 Stormheim - Vethir Safe Loc (New)
The Arcway
7.1 Suramar Catacombs - Corstilax (New)
7.1 Suramar Catacombs - General Xakal (New)
7.1 Suramar Catacombs - Ivanyr (New)
7.1 Suramar Catacombs - Nal'tira (New)
Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
ENCOUNTER_JOURNAL_LINK_BUTTON_TUTORIAL -
CLICK_TO_VIEW_THE_LOOT_LIST_FOR_THIS_BOSS
Click to view the loot list for this boss
.
QUICK_JOIN_ALREADY_IN_PARTY (New) - You are already in a group. You must leave your group to join this queue.
World of Warcraft Cookbook
The World of Warcraft Cookbook releases on Amazon today! Lulaboo is making some of the Brewfest Dishes from it right now.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Sharpen your knives and set out a Basic Campfire, because it’s time to get cooking with the World of Warcraft Official Cookbook! You’ll be able to prepare a feast fit for a warchief with these World of Warcraft–inspired recipes.
Presenting delicacies favored by the Horde and the Alliance alike, this authorized tome of recipes features dishes for cooks at a variety of skill levels. With a total of more than 100 easy-to-follow recipes for food and brews, you’ll be ready to set out a feast for any raid.
You’ll find step-by step instructions and full color photographs for each dish, along with food pairings and ideas for creating your own Azerothian feasts. Have special dietary needs? You’ll find tips inside for adapting meals just for you, your family, and your friends.
Watch The Serious Gaming crew cook up some Dragonbreath Chili, Tuesday, October 18 at 3 p.m. PT on Twitch.tv!
Still hungry for more? Get cooking with Lulaboo on Twitch.tv at the following dates and times:
Tuesday, October 18 at 12 p.m PT – Brewfest Dishes
Wednesday, October 19 at 12 PT – Winterveil Dishes
Friday, October 20 at 12 p.m. PT – It's a Surprise!
Whether you’re cooking for two or revitalizing our guildmates for a night of raiding, World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook brings the flavors of Azeroth to life like never before. These recipes are bound to keep you and your crew Well Fed.
Buy your copy now during the BlizzCon Early Access Sale—available to BlizzCon attendees and Virtual Ticket holders until November 6.
Weekly Bonus Event: Battlegrounds
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
A new weekly quest and rewards are here—steel yourself for Battleground combat!
Seven Days on the Battlegrounds
All this week, heading to the Battlegrounds will net you some extra Honor along with bonus loot for completing this week’s quest. To enter the fray, open Group Finder (default hotkey: I) and then select the Player vs. Player tab. Next choose Casual, select Random Battlegrounds, and hit the Join Battle button—you’ll be matched up with other players and sent to one of the 11 battlegrounds.
Weekly Quest
Before you get started, Archmage Timear near Violet Hold in Dalaran has a quest for you. Win four random Battlegrounds, and you’ll be rewarded with one loot box containing a piece of valuable PvP gear.
Battleground Buff
This week you gain 50% more Honor in Battlegrounds.
A New Event Every Week
The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of different activities, currently scheduled to run each week beginning on Tuesdays. Each Bonus Event grants 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 can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide also offers a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Legendary Items
This was something touched on in the Q&A.
Right now a lot of player focus is on getting the rotation-transforming or straight-up DPS increasing legendaries. This means some of the more utility orientated legendaries are being somewhat undervalued.
Further down the line, having multiple legendaries can add a new layer of character customisation as those utility legendaries can come in useful in higher difficulty mythic keystone dungeons and raids. Being able to swap around these legendaries to unlock new strategic options to tailor your character for specific situations. This is not to say that the utility legendaries will be required for such content, just that they provide an additional layer of strategic depth.
Of course, for that first legendary when you're really hoping for that straight-up DPS increase, we realise it's disappointing to get one of the utility ones. We realise that some of the utility legendaries aren't very attractive right now and we have some tuning, or in a few cases, potential re-designs, aimed at those legendaries in the future.
Also, grats on your legendary - I still don't have one!
With the current system some people won't even have one. You're talking about people having a collection of legendaries they can choose from. Don't want to be disrespectful, but LOL.
Not saying you're wrong, but that's like asking should I drive my Ferrari or Lamborghini today. Oh, wait I have neither and will likely NEVER have both.
I see what you're saying, but on the flipside we're not even 2 months into Legion yet. I get that not having a legendary, or having a less than ideal one, is pretty frustrating at the moment. But, zooming out a bit to look at things in the long-term, by the time we are say... 10+ months... in, it is very likely that most players who have been playing regularly will have more than 1 legendary at their disposal.
I feel like there is something worse than this still. Playing a tank main focused on mythic raiding, playing a class that benefits so little from crit its borderline worthless, getting the wonderful "Sephuz's Secret". Honestly its so bad that in any content where i need survivability it gets swapped for a ring 45IL's lower because even when i can proc it 1400 mastery or versa is just better.
I feel bad for people that dont have one, but at the moment for what i want to do in the game, i dont have one either.
I guess at least it means i cant drop it twice.
Like I said, we recognise that some of the more utility orientated legendaries aren't great right now, and those are under review to give them a little bit more razzmatazz. At this point in time I don't have anything more specific I can share. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Artifact Knowledge Catch Up
Artifact Knowledge has a cap which is rank 25. So eventually, people who play regularly - regardless of when they started - will all reach the same rank of Artifact Knowledge.
Right now the research time for the lower ranks of Artifact Knowledge is lower than those who've been researching since the first week of Legion.
We do realise that later into the expansion this might not be enough for alts, or newcomers, and we are considering some options for other catch-up mechanics to be added later down the line. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)