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Legion Build 22201 Data Updates
A new Legion build is on the way! Lots of spell tuning in the class notes.
Legion Site and Calculators are now updated:
Database
|
Talent Calculator
|
PvP Calculator
|
Artifact Calculator
This build also adds artwork for Legion credits. They include sketches of Tier 19 sets, ornamental objects, and scenes from various zones. Full list in the post.
Legion Build 22133 Data Updates and New Music
A new Legion build is on the way. Keep checking this post for updates over the course of the evening!
Legion Site and Calculators are now updated:
Database
|
Talent Calculator
|
PvP Calculator
|
Artifact Calculator
In addition to data updates, it looks like a Legion Beta event will be taking place tomorrow:
This build added a few new music files, including additional variations of Canticle of Sacrifice:
Legion Build 22018 Data and Transmog Updates
A small new beta build has been deployed.
The site is now fully updated:
Database
|
Talent Calc
|
PvP Calc
|
Artifact Calc
Of particular note is an achievement for collecting a
Class Hall armor set
, some Feats of Strengh for
Benediction
and
Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers
, and a fix to the wording of several dungeon achievements.
There are also new insignias that grant 1500 rep:
Greater Dreamweaver Insignia
,
Greater Court of Farondis Insignia
,
Greater Highmountain Tribe Insignia
,
Greater Nightfallen Insignia
,
Greater Valarjar Insignia
,
Greater Wardens Insignia
New Demon Hunter items:
Soul Flame of Rejuvenation
,
Soul Flame of Castigation
,
Soul Flame of Fortification
,
Soul Flame of Alacrity
,
Soul Flame of Insight
New Warlock items:
Immense Demonheart
,
Whispering Demonheart
,
Coercive Demonheart
,
Shadowy Demonheart
,
Flaming Demonheart
Watcher
Note that this was a mistake - we intended to edit the description of "Glory of the Legion Hero," which is the mount-awarding meta-achievement for various gimmicks and challenging boss kills throughout Legion's dungeons. And those achievements really were always designed for (and in practice, almost always done by) organized groups. Achievement-seekers could sometimes even be disruptive to Group Finder Heroic groups. The existence of a baseline Mythic difficulty now allowed us to better match the framing of these achievements with their target audience.
The base "Legion Dungeon Hero" achievement for clearing all dungeons still only requires Heroic - fixed in the next build.
Legion Build 21996 Data Updates: New Music, Suramar Dungeon Loot, Illidan Memories Quests
The weekly Legion beta build is on its way! Keep checking this post for updates over the course of the evening.
Our site tools are now updated:
Database
|
Talent Calculator
|
PvP Calculator
|
Artifact Calculator
Witnessing Illidan's Memories
The major Legion lore storyline, starting from
Bringer of the Light
and continuing with
In the House of Light and Shadow
, has received another major update in today's build. This update concerns formative events in Illidan's past, including Black Temple from his POV:
Awakenings
,
An Unclear Path
,
Ravencrest's Legacy
,
In My Father's House
,
Destiny Unfulfilled
.
Spoilers in the video and under the button!
Completing this quest rewards a helmet that lets the player track demons:
Impenetrable Faceplate
,
Helm of the Betrayed
,
Illidari High Lord's Cowl
,
Purified Vision of Sargeras
In this quest series, players witness formative memories for Illidan: The naming of Illidan (1:26), Cenarius refusing to teach Illidan about Druidism further (4:03), War of the Ancients (6:40), Well of Eternity and Sargeras (24:53), The Black Temple (28:22)
As you play from the POV of Illidan, you see how his abilities changed over time. In War of the Ancients, where he siphoned life from the Moon Guard mages to make himself strong enough to fight the demons, he has
Stormrage
,
Warhawk
,
Fury of the Cosmos
, and
Collapsing Star
. Later on in the Black Temple, you have his iconic boss abilities like
Shear
.
At one point, the player goes back in time to witness the Black Temple raid. This is a fun nod to Burning Crusade raiding, you are seeing the fight through Illidan's eyes! And there is a full 25-player raid present, including a raid leader putting down markers, countdown warnings in chat, and the afk player
<Away> Johnny Awesome
. It is a tense battle, with a near-wipe as most members of the raid drop by the final phase. When Illidan is eventually defeated, cheers of "WORLD FIRST!!" break out in chat.
If you look closely, many of the raid players have prestigious titles and top Burning Crusade gear. Many NPCs were added for players from WoW's past--some of them you may remember from other items and NPCs like
Astrylian's Sutured Cinch
,
Hamlet's Wind-Whipped Leggings
, and
Wodin's Lucky Necklace
. These NPCs are from guilds which are playful variations on actual guild names like <Nerfed> for <Nurfed> and <Casually Serious> for <Serious Casual>. Here is the full list:
Astrylian
:
Astrylian's Sutured Cinch
,
Astrylian's Cheerful Charm
Scarab Lord Hamlet
:
Hamlet's Wind-Whipped Leggings
Wodyn
:
Wodin's Lucky Necklace
,
Wodin's Mantid Shanker
,
Wodin's Second-Best Shanker
,
Wodin's Weary Wristguards
Vulajin
:
Vulajin's Vicious Breastplate
,
Avool's Sword of Jin
,
Avool's Incendiary Shanker
,
Avool's Ancestral Bracers
Nisstyr
:
Rittsyn's Ruinblasters
,
Ritssyn's Ruminous Drape
,
Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
,
Ritssyn's Wand of Bad Mojo
,
Ritssyn's Ring of Chaos
Jesibelle
:
Je'Tze's Sparkling Tiara
,
Je'Tze's Bell
Darragh
:
Plainsmender Darragh
Guard
Anenga
Airhorn
Dreadpaw
Muffinmon
Vhell
Oku
Twirhp
Jarud
Wheatizzle
Butchie
Kesak
Spoogledorf
Nulil
Velgrim
Scarab Lord Ahzesh
Merciless Gladiator Saifu
Lar Bro
Legion Beta Build 21874: Spell Changes and Highmountain and Sanctum of Karazhan Music
A small new Legion build has been deployed. Our
database is fully updated with new items
, as well as the
Talent Calculator
,
PvP Talent Calculator
, and
Artifact Calculator
.
New music added this build includes Highmountain and Sanctum of Karazhan! For a list of all known Legion music, visit our
YouTube Music Playlist
.
Legion Beta Build 21846 Data Updates: Login Screen, Legion Main Title Music, World Quest Reputation Requirement
A new Legion beta build is on the way, featuring an updated Login Screen and new
music
!
New login screen and
Legion music
! There are dozens of new music files, which you can
listen to on Wowhead
, ranging from Dalaran to the Emerald Nightmare to an updated version of Totems of the Grizzlemaw.
World Quests require Friendly with Broken Isles factions. Completing the quest to unlock them also rewards
Flight Master's Whistle
.
Several specs received significant level shuffling for their talents, including
Vengeance Demon Hunters
,
Marksmanship Hunters
,
Protection Paladins
, and
Enhancement Shaman
. Death Knights are reporting changes as well, but this is old data on Blizzard's end. All changes are up in the
Legion Talent Calculator
and our spell diff in this article reports on which talents got replaced.
Legion Beta Build 21796 Data Updates
A small new Legion build is on the way! We'll be updating this post throughout the evening with changes.
New battle pet:
Snowfang's Trust
. A pup of Thrall's frostwolf, Snowsong, besting her in combat has earned you a lifelong companion.
Tome of the Tranquil Mind
: Calms the mind, allowing you to adjust talents while not in combat for 1 min.
Watcher
In today's build, players may notice a new Inscription recipe for a single-player consumable, Tome of the Tranquil Mind, that can be consumed to allow an individual player to freely swap talents for a period of time. The materials needed to craft a Tome are vastly lower than those needed to craft the group-oriented Codex (formerly Wartome) of the Tranquil Mind, which remains as a solution for larger raid groups or guild banks that want to centralize the process, similar to the relationship between Feasts and individual food.
Grats to content manager Serrinne on
Serrinne's Maleficent Habit
!
Several items replicate the demon tracking effect of
Cursed Vision of Sargeras
:
Helm of the Betrayed
,
Illidari High Lord's Cowl
,
Impenetrable Faceplate
,
Purified Vision of Sargeras
Several items fire an Arcane Blast while fighting a demon:
Gauntlets of Legion Devastation
,
Gloves of the Arcane Purge
,
Grips of the Fel Destroyer
,
Handguards of Demonsbane
Legion Beta Build 21737 Data Updates - Order Hall Armor Models, Wartome of the Sharpened Mind
The Legion beta has received another round of updates today. Of particular note is that the Apexis Bonus Event is replaced with a World Quest Event in Legion.
Data is also in about the "safe spaces" required to change talents without a special consumable,
Codex of the Tranquil Mind
. This decision to restrict talent changing was announced a few days ago; read about it
here
:
NEW ERR_TALENT_FAILED_REST_AREA: You must be in a rest area to change talents
The
database is now fully updaated
with the latest items and more.
The
Talent Calculator
,
PvP Calculator
, and
Artifact Calculator
are updated as well.
Build Highlights
Codex of the Tranquil Mind
: Set out a tome, allowing nearby players to adjust their talents. The materials are
quite steep
.
New titles are in for Mythic achievements: for
Mythic: Gul'dan
, for
Mythic: Xavius
.
New murloc item!
Odd Murloc Egg
Rescued Fawn
is a new pet achievement reward.
Lost Research Notes
appears to be an Artifact Power catch-up item.
Legion Build 21691 Data Updates: Movie Transmog Rewards, Defiled Reins and Leyfeather Hippogryph Mounts
Legion Alpha updates continue in quick succession after
Thursday's large update
with another build today. Highlights include Warcraft Movie weapons,
Defiled Reins
,
Reins of the Leyfeather Hippogryph
, and renamed
Tier 19 sets
.
The
database is updated for the latest build including items
as well as the
Talent Calculator
,
PvP Talent Calculator
, and
Artifact Calculator
.
Warcraft Movie achievements are in for transmog items!
Fight for the Alliance
for
Replica Lion's Fang
and
Replica Lion's Heart
,
Fight for the Horde
for
Replica Blood Guard's Cleaver
and
Replica Staff of Gul'dan
. Simply log in during the two months following the international premiere of Warcraft.
These items now load in our modelviewer and
Legion Dressing Room
--see what they look like on your character!
The 6.2.4 PTR is updated with these achievements! When you log in, you'll receive a mail containing these transmog items (
Alliance Strongbox
or
Horde Strongbox
)! You can even try them on.
Legion Alpha 5/5 Design Notes, Spell Tuning Updates, Stormwind Park Rebuilt, Legion Login Screen, Horde Broken Shore (Spoilers)
A new Legion Build is here! Here are the highlights:
New
Legion-themed Loading Screen
.
The
Stormwind Park
has been rebuilt.
The
Horde Broken Shore Scenario
is in.
Tier 19 Itemsets have 6 pieces, up from the usual 5. Capes are part of itemsets and they will
match tier gear
.
Tier drops have been added to the
Legion Dungeon Journal
.
Order Hall Set models added for Death Knight, Rogue, and Warlocks.
Class Tuning has started.
Lots of
reputation updates
including battle pets, Highmountain totems, and artifact appearance items.
Flaskataur in capital cities now sells Legion Legendaries for testing.
The
Database is updated for the latest build
! This also includes the
Talent Calculator
,
Artifact Weapon Calculator
, and
PvP Talent Calculator
.
New Battle pets:
Nightmare Lasher
,
Souvenir Elekk
,
Court Scribe
,
Nightmare Treant
,
Benax
,
Souvenir Raptor
Tier 19 Item Sets are up in the database and are six piece sets (capes are the new slot):
Regalia of Shackled Elements
,
Dreadwyrm Battleplate
,
Vestment of Second Sight
,
Garb of the Astral Warden
,
Eagletalon Battlegear
,
Regalia of Everburning Knowledge
,
Vestments of Enveloped Dissonance
,
Battleplate of the Highlord
,
Vestments of the Purifier
,
Doomblade Battlegear
,
Legacy of Azj'Aqir
,
Warplate of the Obsidian Aspect
New Toys:
Brulfist Idol
: Summon a Brulfist Idol at the base of the caster shooting them into the air...violently. (5 Min Cooldown)
Fal'dorei Egg
: Project the image of the incubating Fal'dorei onto yourself. (1 Hour Cooldown)
Falanaar Echo
: Take on an echo from Falanaar's past. (1 Hour Cooldown)
Legion Build 21570 Data Updates - Order Hall Armor Set Models, Dark Whispers Capital City Event, Stormwind Park to be Rebuilt
The weekly alpha update is here! We'll be updating this post throughout the afternoon. Highlights include Order Hall Armor Models that resemble Mists Challenge Mode Gear, new mounts like
Mechanized Lumber Extractor
, and a Dark Whispers event in Stormwind and Orgrimmar that turns you into a Dreadlord!
Legion Build 21531 Data Updates - New Demon Hunter Tier 19, Artifact Knowledge and Power System, PvP Mounts and Pets
A new Legion build is on its way! Suramar and Court of Stars are new zones open for testing and there's a new stat panel UI.
Check out the latest database updates, including items!
Hundreds of
new achievements
, including many for PvP and Raiding.
New toys
Emerald Winds
and
Narcissa's Mirror
New Mounts:
Fathom Dweller
,
Prestigious Ivory Courser
,
Prestigious Forest Courser
,
Prestigious Royal Courser
,
Prestigious Bronze Courser
New Pets:
Hungering Claw
,
Lurking Owl Kitten
,
Untethered Wyrmling
,
Transmutant
,
Horde Fanatic
,
Alliance Enthusiast
Each class now has an
Order Hall Itemset
. These sets have 8 pieces, up from the usual 5.
A
new system for Artifact Power and Knowledge is in
. Deciphering tomes like
A Hypothetical Examination of the Legion's Weaknesses
will increase your Artifact Knowledge, which in term accelerates the rate at which you acquire Artifact Power.
New models for Demon Hunter Tier 19 up in the Dressing Room.
Legion Alpha Build 21491 Data, New Items, Salvage Yard Changes, Calculator Updates
Due to all the data changes in Wednesday's Legion alpha update, our analysis of spell changes is up later than usual. Thanks for your patience!
Updated Tools:
Legion Database
|
Talent Calculator
|
PvP Calculator
|
Artifact Calculator
Below you will find the data updates from the recent Legion build. Please refer to our
Alpha Design Notes
and
Broken Shore and 3D Models
posts for more information.
Legion Build 21414 Data Updates: Spell Changes, New Winter Veil Toy, Illidan Model
Datamining has started for the latest Legion Alpha build. Read up on the general changes in the
Legion Alpha Design Notes
.
Edit: Mythic and Mythic+ Dungeon Testing is enabled, read about it and see the UI in the design notes post.
The
Talent Calculator
,
PvP Calculator
, and
Artifact Calculators
are all updated for the latest build. Notable changes include a lot of new and shuffled talents for Blood Death Knights like
Tombstone
.
The database is updated for the latest build, check out the new items and calculators!
New holiday toy:
Disposable Winter Veil Suits
and related disguise items
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Shorts
,
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Shirt
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Shirt
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Boots
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Belt
,
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Pants
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Pants
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Shorts
,
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Hat
,
Finely-Tailored Green Holiday Hat
,
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Boots
,
Finely-Tailored Red Holiday Belt
Legion 3/30 Build Design Notes and New Models - Doomhammer Offhand, Horse Mounts
After a long wait today, the latest Legion Alpha build is on its way. We have the build design notes providing an overview of what to expect, and data mining has begun! Keep checking this post throughout the night for updates.
Highlights include:
New specialization:
Brewmaster Monk
. Destruction Warlock is the one remaining specialization that cannot be played.
Updates to numerous specs including Vengeance Demon Hunters, Unholy Death Knights, and Beast Mastery Hunters.
Marksmanship Hunters have the option of using a pet again, Beast Mastery Hunters have an option to improve their main pet vs a herd of pets.
Taunt abilities are now class-wide vs being limited to tank specs.
New questing zone Azsuna.
Order Hall Campaign is available for Monks, Warlocks, and Shaman.
Legion Alpha 21287 Spell Updates, Achievements, Pirate Day Loot, Scarlet Crusade Transmog
Below you will find the datamined spell changes for the latest Legion Alpha build. This build is quite large so we have made two posts. In the
other post
, you can find Loading Screens, Order Hall Portals, strings, uncategorized spell changes, and Blizzard's Official Design Notes.
Blizzard has a number of
blue posts
on changes that did not make it into this build, including the return of pets to Marksmanship Hunters, with Lone Wolf as a competitive Level 15 Talent.
New Pirate's Day items!
Petey
,
Emergency Pirate Outfit
,
Slightly-Chewed Insult Book
Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade
gets an upgrade!
Cropped Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade
New items appear to encourage transmog for old sets, their use effect is to "collect the appearance" of an old weapon or armor set. Most of these sets are for Warlords PvP, but there are also Scarlet Crusade ensembles! There are even versions for both mail and plate--previously with Legion transmog changes, this set was only available to mail users! (
Ensemble: Chain of the Scarlet Crusade
,
Ensemble: Scale of the Scarlet Crusade
) Browse
Ensembles
and
Arsenals
.
Show your Alliance Pride with
Signet of Stormwind
.
Change Hati's appearance to match your pet's:
Essence Swapper
New Shaman Toy:
Waterspeaker's Totem
New Battleground Potions and Food:
Saltwater Potion
,
"Third Wind" Potion
,
Potato Stew Feast
,
Feast of Ribs
New Loading Screens include the Demon Hunter Order Hall.
New Follower Equipment:
Boots of Efficiency
,
Xavier's Curiosity
Browse more items and spells in our
updated database
.
All of the calculators are updated with the latest spell changes, including
talents
,
pvp abilities
,
artifact traits, and relics
:
New talents include:
,
Justicar's Vengeance
,
,
Soul Conduit
New PvP talents include:
and
Spirit of the Redeemer
New Artifact traits include:
Big Mouth
and
Many Will Fall
Legion Alpha: 21287 Build Design Notes, Blue Posts, Misc Spell Changes
This week's Legion Alpha build contains no new specs or zones, but there are a number of bugfixes and tweak to Talents, Artifact Traits, and PvP talents--including trying out Fistweaving again in PvP. There are also a number of blue posts on changes that did not make it into today's build, such as pets re-added to Marksmanship Hunters.
Legion Alpha 21249 Data Updates: Transmog Achievements, Spell Changes, Build Design Notes
A new Legion Build is coming! We will be updating this post with anything new throughout the day.
Edit: we're continuing to update this post throughout the evening with blue posts clarifying spell updates. Scroll down to your spec's spell changes to find the relevant blue posts.
There are new achievements for collecting transmog appearances and
Fabulous
rewards the title! The achievements for collecting appearances are:
Fashionista: Shoulder
,
Fashionista: Back
,
Fashionista: Chest
,
Fashionista: Feet
,
Fashionista: Hand
,
Fashionista: Head
,
Fashionista: Legs
,
Fashionista: Shirt
,
Fashionista: Tabard
,
Fashionista: Waist
,
Fashionista: Weapon & Off-Hand
,
Fashionista: Wrist
The
Legion Dungeon Journal is updated
and some zones have updated names. Suramar Raid is the Nighthold, Suramar Noble District is Court of Stars, Violet Hold is Assault on Violet Hold. Loot is starting to be added for bosses, such as
Dragons of Nightmare
.
Build Design Notes for 3/9 include two new specs to test:
Frost Mage
and
Assassination Rogue
. There have been revisions to haste and core combat abilities and multi-target ability tuning. Artifact traits have also been revised - previously many artifacts had 2 baseline traits, and they're being transitioned to only have 1 (with the other being a regular perk).
In addition to the datamined changes, Blizzard has made posts on upcoming changes for Blood Death Knights, Fire Mages, Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlocks, and Survival Hunters.
Placeholder 7.0 raid gear has been added such as
Eagletalon Spaulders
. You can browse a full list
using this filter
. In addition to the placeholder items, there are several new items with an Emerald Dream theme:
Bioluminescent Mushroom
,
,
Dragonbone Wristclamps
,
Dragonspur Wristguards
,
Dreamscale Inlaid Vestments
,
Horror Inscribed Chestguard
,
Gauntlets of the Demented Mind
,
Malignant Sabatons
,
Mindrend Band
,
Handwraps of Delusional Power
. This also includes some new trinkets:
Phantasmal Echo
,
Unstable Horrorslime
,
Vial of Nightmare Fog
The database is now
fully updated with new items and more
, including the new mount
Reins of the Long-Forgotten Hippogryph
and epic bag
Madman's Luggage
.
New food and drink:
Badly Burnt Food
,
Tart Green Apple
,
Sea Breeze
,
Ley-Enriched Water
,
Grilled Mini Rays
,
Farondis Royal Red
,
Blue-Tail Bites
New toy:
Inconspicuous Crate
Legion Alpha Build 21215 Data Updates: Spell Changes, New Models, Level 110 PvP Premades
A new Legion Alpha build is on its way! No new zones or level cap, but
Feral Druids are enabled
. Also of note: Level 110 character templates are coming on a special PvP server, and the
PvP Honor System
is now testable!
Legion Alpha Build 21134 Data Updates: Spell Changes, Garrison Gold Nerfs, Fel Core Hound Mount
A new Legion Alpha builds is on its way! The pace of the updates has picked up recently, so we're expecting fewer changes in these posts.
Collections:
Water Strider mounts received a nerf -
Azure Water Strider
only works in Pandaria,
Crimson Water Strider
Draenor. This is likely to make the
Fishing Artifact
appealing as it has a waterwalking perk.
is also an item from a treasure that will let you mount on water with ANY mount in Legion.
New foam sword toy!
Soft Foam Sword
. This resembles
Foam Sword Rack
and allows you to lower the health of quest mobs - great for quests like
Wrangle Some Aether Rays!
.
New mount:
Steelbound Harness
. Looks like this mount will be crafted based on
this spell
.
New shield for Shaman - perhaps this is cosmetic?
Garrisons:
Garrison and Shipyard Missions that rewarded gold have been changed. They now reward Garrison resources instead - yes, even
Blingtron's Secret Vault
Follower and Ship traits that increased gold gains now have other rewards.
Class Changes:
New Artifact Traits for Balance Druids (
,
Sunblind
) and Brewmaster Monks (
Obstinate Determination
). The
Artifact Calculator
is now updated with all of the changes. Beast Mastery and Survival Hunters, Brewmaster Monks, Holy Priests, Assassination Rogues, Enhancement Shaman, and Protection Warriors also received changes.
A number of specs received new PvP talents, including
for Guardian Druids and
Craft: Nimble Brew
for Brewmaster Monks. Our
PvP talent calculator
is updated with all of the changes.
The Paladin Artifacts appear to be going through some revisions. All three of them now have "Test" versions in the Artifact calculator, in which the first Artifact Trait is now swapped in as the weapon effect:
Test Holy
/
The Silver Hand
,
Test Protection
/
Truthguard
,
Test Retribution
/
Ashbringer
. The Retribution test calculator is a bit farther along and you can see that the Weapon equip effect and first artifact trait have simply swapped places from the
regular calculator
.
General:
The
database is fully updated
with many profession recipes.
Blood Offering
: Make the demonic offering of blood to complete the ritual and make contact with the soul of Illidan Stormrage. (15 Sec Cooldown)
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