Despite being heralded as a powerful new Artifact in Patch 11.2, the Reshii Wraps' tank effect has felt more than a little lackluster. Sinzhu, one of our tank class writers, discusses why tanks struggle to find significant value in the new Artifact cloak.

Blizzard has released another set of Patch 11.2 Development Notes annotating Rogue and Warlock buffs which hit alongside Spellslinger tier buffs from last night's hotfixes on the PTR.

The following class changes have been added to the Ghosts of K’aresh PTR:

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ROGUE

Hero Talents

Deathstalker

Subtlety

Blizzard has announced more information about Neighborhoods for Player Housing!

Welcome home, Adventurers!

Or in this case, welcome to the neighborhood, Adventurers!

Blizzard has pushed a new set of tuning hotfixes to the Patch 11.2 PTR servers. These include substantial Warlock buffs and changes to the Spellslinger Mage tier set for Season 3.

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Effect #2 Effect #15 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3873%
Affected Spells:

Effect #15 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 3873%
Affected Spells:

Talents (4)

Queen Ansurek from the Nerub-ar Palace raid was defeated entirely solo by Durendil on Normal difficulty. This accomplishment makes Nerub-ar Palace the first raid to be fully cleared solo during the next season.

You can check out the full video of the solo fight below:

Today, we are looking at the dungeon data for the week of July 1st 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 Statistics

Though already confirmed that there will be no cloak drops to compete with the Reshii Wraps in The War Within Season 3, players will still be able to discover new cosmetics to cover their backside!

Clearly arcane related, the shape is also oddly reminiscent of the Eye of the Kirin Tor, which may suggest common origins.

Blizzard has released a new teaser trailer for Patch 11.2: Ghosts of K'aresh featuring the forces of Azeroth as they begin their fight against Dimensius, the All-Devouring.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'aresh

Ghosts of K'aresh Teaser Trailer

Today, we are looking at the DPS balance on Liberation of Undermine during the week of July 1st 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 Page

As part of the Patch 11.2 release date announcement, Blizzard has released on Instagram a new Key Art featuring Dimensius, the All-Devouring, facing off against Alleria on the shattered remnants of K'aresh.

Turbulent Timeways III continues with Week 4's Warlords of Draenor Timewalking with some new rewards!

Warlords of Draenor Timewalking Guide

Warlord's of Draenor Timewalking Event
Venture into six of Warlords of Draenor's dungeons for updated rewards in this week’s Bonus Event.

While the Event is Active:

Archivist Frithrun in Dornogal has a quest or you can start it within the Dungeon Journal.

Quest Requirement: Complete 5 Timewalking dungeons.

Often brought only for their raid debuff Mystic Touch, Brewmaster Monks are finally receiving substantial changes in Patch 11.2: Ghosts of K'aresh.

Our Brewmaster Monk Writer, Sinzhu, discusses the suite of changes including the talent tree shakeup, improvements to their core celestial Niuzao (Angry Dave), and potential concerns as to whether the rework goes far enough.

In the latest Patch 11.2 build, the Season 3 Mythic+ achievements have been added, awarding "The Unbound" titles for high level Mythic+ rating.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'areshThe War Within Season 3 Overview

This week's Patch 11.2 PTR build includes several class spell and tier set changes, nerfing Warriors, buffing Mystic Touch, and introducing a new mastery for Unholy Death Knights!

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Effect #5 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done
Value: 1021%
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Monks can rest assured that Blizzard has their back as they've just received a substantial buff to their raid buff Mystic Touch.

Blizzard is buffing Mystic Touch from 5% to a whopping 8% damage increase with Patch 11.2.

Patch 11.2 Development Notes
MONK

Blizzard has posted development notes for July 8th which includes major tuning for classes and Season 3 Tier Set bonuses.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'aresh

Blizzard has announced Tazavesh and Halls of Atonement dungeon updates for Season 3!

The War Within Season 3 dungeon testing continues on PTR today. The test period starts on Wednesday July 8th at 5PM PST (20:00 EDT, 2:00 CEST) and ends Tuesday July 16th at 10:00 PST (13:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST). Please note that the test period may be adjusted in the event of technical difficulties.

Twenty weeks after the launch of Liberation of Undermine, players can finally complete the Gallagio Loyalty Rewards Club renown track, unlocking the title, Path of the Full House teleport to the raid, and Flarendo the Furious mount!

Don't dream its over.

As with many content updates in the War Within, Beast Mastery is receiving additional changes in Patch 11.2: Ghost of K'aresh. Our Beast Mastery Writer, Tarlo, discusses the mini rework including the updated Mastery, Dire Beast rework, and Dark Ranger Hero Talent overhaul.

Blizzard has released a new three-part video series titled The Doom of K'aresh, detailing the thrilling and tragic tale behind the fall of K'aresh, shattered home world of the ethereal and brokers. Spanning nearly 2 hours of content narrated by Locus-Walker voice actor Ray Porter, the story sets up the second major patch of World of Warcraft: The War Within.

With limited changes since Dragonflight, Frost DKs are receiving a substantial set of changes Patch 11.2: Ghosts of K'aresh. Our Frost Death Knight Writer, Khazak, discusses the rework coming in Patch 11.2 including the new Breath of Sindragosa, talent overhaul, utility concerns, and potential issues.

Only today we learned about the release dates of Patch 11.2 and Season 3, but development continues. Blizzard has updated one of their internal servers with the first 11.2.5 build, build 61864. Note that this build is encrypted, so we can't datamine its contents.

The Winds of Mysterious Fortune experience and renown buff returns on July 15th! Three weeks ahead of the release of Patch 11.2, the +20% experience and +100-200% renown buff will help jumpstart new players or catch up returning ones before we dive into K'aresh!

Blizzard has released their official preview of Season 3 including the release schedule starting August 5th.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'areshThe War Within Season 3 Overview

Season 3's new raid Manaforge Omega is set to release on August 12th for all difficulities including Mythic.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'areshThe War Within Season 3 Overview

Blizzard has announced the release date for Patch 11.2: Ghosts of K'aresh as August 5th!

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'aresh

Prepare to dive deeper into The War Within campaign in the Ghosts of K’aresh content update. Explore a new zone, break ground in a new Delve, make an impact in Ecological Succession, and more.The War Within Season 3 also kicks off on August 12 with a new raid dungeon, new dungeon pool, and PvP updates.

At a Glance:

Continue The War Within Campaign

The latest 11.2 PTR Build contained a few hints suggesting at potential updates coming to the Bank. Here's what we know so far:

If you want to complete Master of the Turbulent Timeways III, make sure you have started the process before the weekly reset. The event requires you to participate in five different Timewalking weeks, meaning The Burning Crusade Timewalking is the latest week to start.

Nobbel87 looks into the story behind Legacy of Arathor: the Rise of the Red Dawn, in which we accompany Faerin Lothar to the Arathi Highlands, and then things happen...as they do.

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Patch 11.1.7 Legacy of Arathor sees the rise of the Red Dawn, a storyline that plays out within the Arathi Highlands, a storyline that’s a continuation of the short stories The Heartlands and Faith and Flame, so let's begin with what came before.

With Patch 11.2 being available on PTR, we have our first look at the trinkets coming with Ghost of K'aresh, coming from Manaforge Omega and Mythic+ on Season 3.

With Patch 11.2 being all about the ethereals, players will even have a way to play as one with a new Gleeful Glamour recipe!

We've datamined several of the in-game cinematic cutscenes for the Ghosts of K'aresh story campaign in Patch 11.2.

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'aresh

K'aresh Campaign Cutscenes
Below are the in-game cutscenes for the Ghosts of K'aresh story campaign.

Entering Tazavesh
Locus Walker escorts Alleria and the player to Tazavesh.

N'zoth perished at the end of Battle for Azeroth... but what if he didn't? Let's speculate on how N'zoth might have survived right under our noses, and how it's been set up the whole time.

In the latest PTR build, we've datamined a new one-handed mace with a model reminiscent of T'uure, Beacon of the Naaru, the Holy Priest Artifact weapon from Legion. Is this the return of Naaru on a stick?

Patch 11.2 Overview: Ghosts of K'aresh

Bubbles was a menace in War Within Season 2 and now it's time to say goodbye.

On the Patch 11.2 PTR, Bubbles has relocated and it's time to Press F to pay your respects. The most dangerous mob in Operation: Floodgate got too much of an ego and tried to become the 3rd boss of the dungeon, but quickly gets outclassed by Swampface.

Bubbles has killed so many groups either from the raw damage of his AoE or groups trying to skip him and failing.

We've datamined two new splash screens in this week's PTR build, one highlighting features coming in Patch 11.2 and the other for Season 3 of The War Within!

Patch 11.2 OverviewSeason 3 Overview
Ecological SuccessionEco-Dome Al'dani DungeonManaforge Omega Raid

Blizzard has posted Patch 11.2. PTR development notes and class tuning which includes target capping Unholy DK Bursting Sores to 7 additional targets.

Hello testers! The Ghosts of K’aresh PTR has been updated with this week’s changes:

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 3