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Mists of Pandaria: Pre-Raid Gear Guide
We compiled a comprehensive list of the best quest rewards, all level 90 dungeon gear, rare crafted gear, and Justice Point reputation items you'll come across in your first week in Pandaria. To see what rewards you'll get from questing in earlier zones, check out our
zone preview
.
PvE Gear Levels
Heroic Dungeons: ilvl 463 with a chance for an ilvl 476 epic from the last boss.
Justice Point gear: ilvl 458. There used to be a reputation requirement
but this has been removed
.
Crafted gear: ilvl 450.
BoEs: epics drop from mobs in Dread Wastes and heroics. Let me know if you find
Perculia's Peculiar Signet
! In addition, lower-level epics are zone-wide drops from all rare spawns in the zone.
Scenarios: Chance of random-stat ilvl 463 gear for completing, also select rare rewards for completing first-time quests.
Quests: Best rare quests have ilvl 440-450 rewards.
To queue up for heroic dungeons, you will need ilvl 435 gear.
If you need help boosting your gear more, there are <Adventuring Supplies> vendors in every zone that sell BoP greens:
ilvl 372 gear: [npc=6121
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Hotfixes: September 28th
<p><strong style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-size: 16px; ">September 28</span></strong></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-size:14px;">Classes</span>
<ul style="font-size: 12px; ">
<li style="font-size: 12px; ">Vengeance now ignores overkill damage.</li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; ">Arcane Torrent now returns 2% of base mana (was previously an unintended 6%).</li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; ">Priest
<ul style="font-size: 12px; ">
<li style="font-size: 12px; ">Void Shift can no longer be cast on Dominate Mind targets. </li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; ">The p</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">riest Season 12 f</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">our-p</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">iece h</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">ealer s</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">et b</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">onus can now only be consumed by the p</span><span style="font-size: 12px; ">riest that applied it.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; ">The priest Season 12 two-piece healer set&#
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Mists of Pandaria: Profession Quick Facts
Today we have a quick overview of all the profession changes and additions in Mists of Pandaria to help you out as you're leveling--new trainers, profession perks, recipes, ways to discover new recipes, and items that will sell for a lot on the AH.
Be sure to check out yesterday's
zone overview
and our comprehensive
Mists of Pandaria Launch Guide
.
Alchemy
Pandaria Trainer:
Poisoncrafter Kil'zit
Vanity Items:
Electrified Oil
,
Darkwater Potion
New Items:
Elixirs
,
Flasks
,
Potions
,
Transmutes
.
Profession Perk:
Zen Alchemist Stone
,
Alchemist's Flask
,
Mixology
.
Obtaining New Recipes:
Discovery process, creating other consumables.
Check out
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Introducing Challenge Mode Leaderboards
<div class="detail"><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><em>And the world's gonna know your name<br />
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame</em></p></br>
<p>Think you're the fastest at running dungeons? Mists of Pandaria's new <a href="
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mists-of-pandaria/feature/challenge-modes">Challenge
Mode</a> gives you an opportunity to put your speed and teamwork skills to the test. And if you want to know how you rank compared to other players from your realm, you can now view your realm's fastest times by accessing the <a href="
http://us.battle.net/wow/challenge/dungeon/gate-of-the-setting-sun/">Challenge
Mode Leaderboards</a> in the <a href="
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/community/">Community
Section</a>.</p>
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Hotfixes 9/25
<strong><span style="font-size:16px;">September 25</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;">Battlegrounds</span>
<ul>
<li>Alterac Valley
<ul>
<li>Boss NPCs in the level 85-89 bracket are now level 90, and their guards are now level 89.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Isle of Conquest
<ul>
<li>Boss NPCs in the level 85-89 bracket are now level 90, and their guards are now level 89.</li>
<li>Boss NPCs in the level 90 bracket are new level 91, and their guards are now level 90.<br />
 </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Classes
<ul>
<li>Druid
<ul>
<li>Thrash periodic damage has been increased by 60%.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Monk
<ul>
<li>Keg Smash damage has been increased by 50%.</li>
<li>Keg Smash can now hit every target in range (was previously a maximum of three).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Warrior
<ul>
<li>Wild Strike damage has been increased by 18%.</li>
<li>Execute damage has been decreased by 7%.</li>
<li>Mortal Strike damage has been increased by 5%.<br />
 </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;">Dung
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Mists of Pandaria: Zones Overview
We've put together an overview of Pandaria's zones--learn what you should check out while leveling and what's worth returning for at 90. We've covered the following topics:
Quests and their ilvl rewards.
Dungeons and raids, as well as their minimum ilvl.
Rare Spawns, their vanity loot, and quirky quest rewards.
Faction hubs per zone and what their quartermasters sell.
Zone-specific trade goods (herbs, ore, fish) and battle pets.
Transmog sets from quest rewards.
Also be sure to check out our comprehensive
Mists of Pandaria Launch Guide
as well as our
new database features
, including an
interactive world map
.
The Jade Forest
Leveling
: Intended for level 85-87. There is only one starting zone in Pandaria in contrast to past expansions.
Quest Rewards
: 372-384 with ra
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Mists of Pandaria Launch Guide
Mists of Pandaria, the fourth World of Warcraft expansion,
went live on September 25th
. We've rounded up our daily beta previews and created a guide to
everything
that's new--from Tier Armor to neon Pandaren hair streaks.
Our database is completely updated for Mists of Pandaria as well and we added several features earlier today, most notably an
interactive world map
and a
visual database for battle pets
.
Read more about all the new features
here
.
General Changes
Some quality-of-life changes and clarifications relevant to Mists' launch:
You will
not need to log out at midnight PST
to play Mists. You will get a quest at midnight directing you to quest in the new zones, and will be able to create Pandaren on the character selection screen.
Quest rewards in Mists are
dynamic
. This means th
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Mists of Pandaria: Monk Class Preview
For our final Mists of Pandaria class preview, we're looking at
Monk
s. It's a lot to take in at first--
Monk
s can tank, heal, or dps, have a new ability resource, and lots of abilities with unique mechanics--but we've got you covered!
Below, you'll find previews of
Monk
PvE and PvP armor, lists of all the new abilities, screenshots of particularly cool animations, a look at the Monk-only zone
Peak of Serenity
, and a summary of each specialization.
Check out our other class previews:
Death Knight Class Preview
Druid Class Preview
Hunter Class Preview
Mage Class Preview
Paladin Class Preview
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Blizzard Update on Cross-Realm Zones
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A number of concerns have popped up since cross-realm zones were introduced to live realms, and we want to take a moment to explain how they work. We also want to address some of the anomalies you may be experiencing, including some recent bugs that we’ve hotfixed, or are currently investigating.<br/><br/><strong>Cross-Realm Zones 101</strong><br/><br/>Cross-realm zones are a new technology that allows players in underpopulated areas of the world to meet, group up, and adventure with players from other realms. This technology effectively populates low-level zones and other previously uninhabited areas, resulting in a livelier game world. Cross-realm zones allow players to form a group with other players from within a select pool of realms in order to quest just like they normally would, while still allowing the social structures of their home realms to remain intact. Cross-realm zones populate an area with players from other realms based upon the following criteria:<br/><br/><ul><li>Realm type</li><li>Time zone</li><li>Language</li></ul><br/><strong>Realm Type</strong><br/><
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Mists of Pandaria Midnight Launch Details, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
The time is nearly upon us as the mists begin to part and a new age of discovery amidst turmoil begins! For those of you prepared to begin your adventures the moment
Mists of Pandaria is launched in your region
, we’ve put together some important details that should get your expedition underway.
As soon as we activate the new expansion content on launch, players who already have a Mists of Pandaria license with the data installed will gain instant access. If you’re in the game when the clock strikes midnight, you don’t even have to logout!
So, what happens at midnight for those of us with Mists ready to go?
A yellow System Message will appear in your Chat Log telling you to visit Orgrimmar or Stormwind to start your travels. Level-85 characters will receive a new quest, no matter where they are in the world, which will guide them to Varian or Garrosh for further orders. If you’re online at midnight you will receive the quest even if your Quest Log is full -- or you can visit Varian or Garrosh to get started on your
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Mists of Pandaria: Order of the Cloud Serpent
If you want to ride any of the fancy new cloud serpent mounts in Mists, you'll need to get exalted with
Order of the Cloud Serpent
!
Gaining reputation is pretty fun: it's a mix of
Netherwing
and
Wintersaber Trainers
. You'll start off with a cloud serpent egg and raise the hatched serpent to maturity, doing daily quest that involve competitive races along the way.
Patch Changes
In Patch 5.4, players can loot
Quivering Firestorm Egg
from
Huolon
or
Crimsonscale Firestorm
on the
Timeless Isle
which is BoA and grants 1000 reputation in
A Time-Lost Treasure
.
In Patch 5.2, players can champion this faction when completing their first dungeon or scenario of the day.
In Patch 5.1, players can purchase a
Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard
from
San Redscale
.
Rewards
Order of the Cloud Serpent
doesn't have any Valor Point rewards--they're all vanity rewards, either for playing with companion pets or for crafting the expansive Jewelcrafting panthers, like
Design: Jade Panther
.
The quartermaster is
San Redscale
.
At
Honored
, Jewelcrafters can purchase recipes for two mounts:
Design: Jade Panther
Design: Sunstone Panther
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Mists of Pandaria: Xbox Live Faction T-shirts, Tier 14 Armor Preview
Xbox Live Faction T-shirts
We found a cool Horde/Alliance promotion going on at Xbox Live--but it ends tonight. Here are the details.
Blizzard is giving away
free
Horde and Alliance tshirts for your Xbox Live avatar until
11:59pm today only
.
To get the t-shirt, simply log into Xbox Live. You have to visit while on the console to be eligible.
On the frontpage of Xbox Live, there's an ad for MoP that plays a video. After the video finishes, you can get the free Live avatar gear--but you have to wait until the video is done.
It asks you whether you want a Horde or Alliance shirt, and then you get the item. It's possible to get both shirts.
This promotion is US-only.
Blizzard's Tier 14 Armor Preview
Blizzard released a visual preview of Tier 14 Normal-mode armor today. We recently did a series of class previews, featuring all their Tier 14 Raid, Challenge Mode, and PvP armor sets, as well as their set bonuses:
Death Kn
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Interviews with Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak, Lead Encounter Designer Ion Hazzikostas
With Mists of Pandaria a week away, we're excited to bring you some interviews covering the expansion!
Wowhead interviewed Dave Kosak, Lead Quest Designer, this past week. Mists of Pandaria has a lot of exciting
lore developments
, not to mention quirky exploration details like
rare spawns dropping vanity loot
and treasure chests hidden around the world. Plus the new
legendary questline
is innovative--it will spawn several content patches and has rewards for
every
class. Read on to learn about how these features were developed!
Our friends at
TankSpot
also interviewed Ion Hazzikostas, Lead Encounter Designer. Lore spoke with Ion about Tier 14 raids, Blizzard's plans for Legendaries in future patches, Challenge Modes, Scenarios, Proving Grounds, and more!
Wowhead's Interview with Dave Kosak
What sorts of things inspired Pand
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"Appear Offline" Option Coming Soon to Battle.net
In the coming months, we're planning an update to Battle.net that will give you more control over your online presence when playing Blizzard games. Soon, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III players will be able to select "Appear Offline" as one of their Battle.net social-status options (along with Available, Busy, and Away) for those times when they want to wander Azeroth by their lonesome, dominate the galaxy in radio silence, or slay demons in solitude. When you choose this option as your status, all of your Real ID friends, BattleTag friends, and character-level friends will see you as “Offline” in their friends list whenever you’re logged into a game.
The “Appear Offline” status option will be added to World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III separately in future updates for each game. For Diablo III, we expect to add the feature in a patch after 1.0.5. For World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, we expect to add the option sometime after the release of each game’s upcoming expansion.
Thanks for your continued feedback, and we’ll share more information on the availability of this new feature in the months ahead.
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September 18th Hotfixes, Battle Chest Updates, Mists of Pandaria Profession Overview
Some people have been asking about this and
Zarhym confirmed on twitter
: the Battle Chest now comes with Wrath of the Lich King, as of today. Official announcement to come.
There's also been some hotfixes--Theramore's Fall got buffed--and a profession overview under the cut. Of note is that the source for
Blood Spirit
has been revealed: it's from disenchanting raid weapons.
General
The health of all enemies in Theramore's Fall has been doubled.
Theramore Footmen have stopped using Shield Bash.
Battlegrounds
Alterac Valley
The number of reinforcements in
Alterac Valley
has been reduced to 500 (down from 600).
Classes
Death Knight
A warrior's
Bloodcurdling Shout
should no longer affect bloodworms.
Druid
should now correctly consume only one charge of Dream of Cenarius.
Mage
now increases spell haste by 7% (up from 5%).
Priest
Angelic Feather
s can now be used by all pa
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Mists of Pandaria: Developer Chat Hosted by Best Buy
Best Buy is holding a developer chat with Lead Systems Designer Greg Street, Lead Encounter Designer Ion Hazzikostas, Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton, and Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak starting at
6 pm CST
! Community Managers Zarhym and Crithto will be moderating.
If you'd like to join in the conversation and have a question that didn't get answered at the Reddit AMA, you can join the Best Buy chat
here
.
Classes in MoP
What was the idea with Monk healing? What mix of elements inspired it and defined it?
Greg Street: Mostly we wanted it to feel different from existing healers, so there is an emphasis on a channeled spell as the main heal. We also wanted to emphasize movement and damage-dealing to heal, because those were core to the monk class.
Were Orges ever thought of as a playalbe race, at one time?
GhostCrawler: Yep. We considered them for Cataclysm instead of goblins. Figuring out the females and the two-headed mages would be (fun!) challenges. Maybe someda
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Theramore's Fall: Scenario Preview and Interview with Christie Golden
Theramore's Fall
is now live on US servers! It will run from September 17th to the 24th for level 85s. We've got previews of the scenario for each faction, all rewards, and an interview with Christie Golden, author of
Tides of War
, who worked with the quest team to design this scenario!
This post is pretty spoiler-heavy, so turn back now if you don't want to learn the outcome.
Overview
From
September 17-24 only
, players can queue up at 85 for
Theramore's Fall
, a new scenario. The scenario can be later completed by level 90 players in Mists of Pandaria.
Theramore will eventually be changed permanently to its post-battle state in a future patch--but you'll only see it now if you've completed the sceanrio.
Jaina has a new in-game model after the attack on Theramore: the harmful magic from Garrosh's bomb on Theramore turns her hair permanently white. Check out the
before
and
after
images.
Theramore will still be a zone players can quest in. However, the former inter
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Theramore's Fall Unlocked Today, September 17th
Edit: The scenario is now live on US servers and our
preview
is up!
Kaivax and Bashiok just updated the forums that Theramore's Fall, the MoP Pre-release scenario, is hitting US servers today
instead
of tomorrow, as originally planned.
It is now live in Europe
and will be on US servers starting at
6 pm EST
.
Bashiok
For US servers it will be unlocked today in the afternoon.
Based on Bashiok's twitter, it seems that EU will get the scenario slightly earlier than the US!
It's tied to relative timezones and giving each region the same amount of time with it. EU will unlock first.
When it goes live, we'll have a preview of the scenario with screenshots and a video! Here's what we know so far from forum posts and datamining.
Overview
From
September 17-24 only
, players can queue up at 85 for
Theramore's Fall
, a new scenario. The scenario can be later completed by level 90 players in Mists of Pandaria. Scenarios are not
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Mists of Pandaria: Challenge Modes
For the current Challenge Mode guide as of Patch 5.1,
click here
!
When
asked on Reddit
what their most exciting feature was for Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard responded with
Challenge Modes
. This feature has a lot of cool things in store: rewards include mounts and vanity armor, it's content you can't outgear, and it's a great way for skilled players on a limited schedule to access challenging content.
Challenge Mode Overview
Challenge Modes are timed heroic instance runs, done in low ilvl gear. Any gear worn above ilvl 463 will be scaled down. This ensures that running these instances will be challenging even in later tiers--you can't outgear it. In addition, the pulls will be more complex than on Heroic mode.
All nine Mists of Pandaria dungeons will come with Challenge Modes.
Durability will not be affected by running Challenge Modes, since you won't be getting items
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Mists of Pandaria: Priest Class Preview
Today's class preview takes a look at
Priest
s in Mists of Pandaria. Armor sets have undergone many revisions since we first previewed them, with the Priest Challenge Mode set being completely new! We also have a look at all the new abilities, lists of talents, and screenshots as usual.
Check out our past class previews:
Death Knight Class Preview
Druid Class Preview
Hunter Class Preview
Mage Class Preview
Paladin Class Preview
Rogue Class Preview
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