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Bring down Illidan Stormrage’s lieutenants in the upcoming patch, Overlords of Outland! Starting now, you’ll be able to test all the patch has to offer on the PTR. Simply copy your character over and explore what awaits before the patch goes out later this year.

Serpentshrine Cavern

Slay the twisted Lady Vashj and her vicious fiends in her watery lair—Serpentshrine Cavern.

Raid bosses: 6
Level: 70
Location: Coilfang Reservoir, Zangarmarsh

The Eye

Infiltrate the heart of a crystalline fortress to end the madness of the corrupted Kael’thas Sunstrider and his warped loyalists.

Raid bosses: 4
Level: 70
Location:Tempest Keep, Netherstorm

Arena Season 2

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It was clear from our team conversations that we wanted to put forth a statement that was representative of the World of Warcraft team’s sentiments. We asked all members of our team to send us their suggestions and feedback on how best to address the community and this is the result.

The past days have been a time of reflection for the World of Warcraft team, spent in conversation and contemplation, full of sadness, pain, and anger, but also hope and resolve. As we heed the brave women who have come forward to share their experiences, we stand committed to taking the actions necessary to ensure we are providing an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment both for our team and for our players in Azeroth. Those of us in leadership understand that it is not our place to judge when we have achieved our goals, but rather for our team and our community to let us know when we still have more to do.   

While we turn to our team for guidance in our inter...

Time is running out to add Bananas to your collection. You can claim both Bananas and Daisy for free from within the Blizzard Shop for a limited time through August 1, 2021.

Thanks to all your generous donations to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), we’ve reached the stretch goal of $1 Million USD goal and Daisy the Sloth is now unlocked for everyone playing modern World of Warcraft!

Bananas is now available for free from within the Blizzard Shop.

You can make a difference in the global response to COVID-19 by taking part in the World of Warcraft®  Charity Pet program. Your donations will go directly to support the medical humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and can...

The 21.0 patch prepares the Tavern for United in Stormwind, launching August 3. It also brings a new Hero and cosmetics for Battlegrounds, a major update for Duels, an Arena rotation, and more.

You can check out all 135 new cards included in United in Stormwind on the card library here.

Battlegrounds Updates

NEW HERO

• Dungar’s Gryphon
  • Choose a flightpath. Complete it to get a bonus!

The top 16 teams across North America and Europe are advancing to this weekend’s live, Classic Arena Tournament (CAT) broadcast, only on YouTube and Twitch!

From over 150 teams signed up ahead of last weekend’s Qualifiers, to only eight teams remaining in both North America and Europe, the epic conclusion of WoW Esports’ first Burning Crusade Classic Arena Tour...

“Funny story,” begins Frankie Lee, one of the senior game designers on the Diablo III team, “when I was young, my mom thought I spent too much time playing video games because I was on Diablo II for hours and hours. I was mostly farming and trying to trade a Stone of Jordan for something, and I told my mom, ‘I’m learning valuable business skills for my future.’ Now here I am, not utilizing any of those business skills, but instead designing Diablo III.”

One of Lee’s latest design endeavors, aided by his fellow talented designers on the Diablo III team, is the introduction of Diablo II’s renowned Ethereals to Diablo III in Season 24.

The Ethereal item line comprises 21 powerful weapons—three for each class—that provide meaningful damage boosts to your demon-slaughtering endeavors. They’re instruments of prodigious potential from a bygone era that have recently resurfaced in Sanctuary to be brandished by heroes capable enough of wielding them, chara...

Since launching Hearthstone Masters in 2019, we’ve continued to look at how we can keep improving the ecosystem. Masters Tours and their respective qualifiers are at the core of the competitive Hearthstone community, and going into the second half of the year, there are a few key areas that we want to adjust to further improve the competitive experience for players and fans.

QUALIFIERS WINRATE INVITES – MASTERS TOURS STORMWIND AND UNDERCITY

For the final two Qualifiers seasons of the year, we are adjusting how players earn invites. Winning a Masters Tour Qualifier will still earn you an automatic invite, but to reward consistency players will now earn Masters Tour invites based on overall match win rates throughout a Qualifiers season instead of the current top 8 placements system. Beginning with the Qualifiers for Masters Tour Stormwind, the top 50 highest win percentage players that competed in at least 20 Qualifiers witho...

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

Quick Navigation:

• Heroes Rework: Morales
• Heroes
• Bug Fixes

Heroes Rework: Morales

Base

• Health reduced from 1545 to 1515.
• Healing Beam [Q]...

MAKE A SPLASH

Bon voyage! It’s time to celebrate summer with the ultimate getaway: the Overwatch Summer Games. Earn weekly rewards, get new cosmetics, and bring your A-game in the Lúcioball arena.

AMP IT UP

Overwatch’s futuristic spin on soccer is back! Team up to boop the ball into the opponent’s goal. The team that scores the most points before time runs out wins the game.

In 2014, the introduction to the world of Overwatch began with the fervent beat of a drum. As the screen flashed to an image of a frigid Russian warfront littered gun-toting militants and arachnid-like omnics, the music surged into a crescendo of heavy horns and distressed violins while a disembodied voice uttered a single word: Conflict.

We glimpsed havoc. Global devastation wrought by malevolent, seemingly unstoppable robotic entities. A world teetering on the brink of anarchy.

But, then, the music segued into a swell of triumphant trumpets. A new hope arose. For the first time, we saw the soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities that comprise the ranks of the international task force we would come to know as Overwatch.

This first animated short—and the many that would follow it—was a marriage of visual and musical passion crafted by the artists and composers whose work on the many Overwatch cinematics has now be...

The 20.8.2 patch, releasing on July 15, includes changes for three cards in Standard and three bug fixes for Battlegrounds.

Standard Balance Updates

• Old: Give a minion +2/+3 and Lifesteal. → New: Give a minion +1/+2 and Lifesteal.

Dev Comment: We’re doing two Priest changes, targeting the burst healing available in the class and their generation capabilities. Let's start with Apotheosis—we are moving the buff down to +1/+2 to hit the card's general power and combo capabilities. Wh...

The race to see who can be the first to breach the Jailer’s lair—Sanctum of Domination—begins this week. The best of the best will face the formidable servants of Sylvanas and the Banished One within to see who can cross the finish line and claim World First!

When: Beginning Tuesday, July 13

Organizations

• Big Dumb Gaming (main stream): https://www.twitch.tv/bigdumbgaming
• Complexity Limit: ...

Below are the Arena leaderboards for May 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021. Arena rankings reflect players’ best 30 consecutive runs throughout a season. The players featured below have exhibited top-notch deckbuilding skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

For an Arena run to be included in this season, its end time must have been between May 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and July 1, 2021 at 9:59:59 a.m.

Dynamic ladder rankings are now also available for the Standard and Wild ladders.

Americas

Update on December 5: Season 24 has ended. Stay tuned for updates and details on Season 25 here. 

Update on November 21: Season 24 will be ending on December 5. See the following post for exact times for each region. 

Update on August 31: Patch 2.7.1a is now live. 

Update on July 23: Season 24 is now live on all platforms! 

Update on July 20: Patch 2.7.1 is now live on all platforms.

Season 24 will begin on July 23, at 5PM (PDT/CEST/KST) shortly after our next Diablo III update. Read on to learn more about the season theme and balance changes coming in Patch 2.7.1. We are expecting this update to be released on July 20.

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Shadowlands Season 2 includes an all-new affix—Tormented—for Mythic Keystone Dungeons, new PvP Honor Talents, the new Sanctum of Domination raid, and more.

SANCTUM OF DOMINATION

For eons the Jailer was bound within The Maw. Now, his endless armies gather as he prepares to enact the final stage of his grand design. In the face of annihilation, Bolvar marshals his last remaining allies to charge into the heart of Torghast and confront the Jailer where he is most powerful.

Read about the bosses, rewards, and release schedule in our comprehensive ...

Beginning August 18, the Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) returns for Shadowlands: Season 2 with a new format, only on YouTube!

With $380,000 (USD) on the line, MDI’s next season is set to escalate dungeon-running to a whole new level. Over the last few years, we’ve been consistently improving upon the MDI structure based on a combination of player and viewer feedback as well as our own experience managing competitive PvE. For Season 2, we are iterating even more as we step away from Cups and bring in a new structure. Prepare yourselves for the next evolution of the Myt...

Introducing the brand-new Sapphire Skyblazer* mount—now available to add to your collection! This brilliant, blue-plumed armored companion can be purchased in-game or from the Blizzard Shop; you can also get it free when you purchase a 6-month subscription to World of Warcraft.

Like a Blue Streak

It’s not quite certain why Sapphire Skyblazers flocked to Azeroth, but what’s known for sure is that they burn brighter (and hotter!) than any avian to ever soar across the skies. Fast as lightning and armored to the beak, this is a perfect mount to accompany you in your daring adventures.

Once you’ve purchased the ...

Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 started with a blast, providing some of the most intense matches we have seen in years! New stars emerged in every region, and the advent of weekly seasonal tournaments set new heights for players to aspire to in their quest to join the Hall of Champions. As we go into the second half of the year, we look toward Season 2 of Grandmasters, and cannot wait to get the next phase of competition started.

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The Fire Festival is back! This year, Ragnaros is throwing a house party in the Firelands. Everybody’s invited! The Fire Festival will last for three weeks, from July 6 at 10:00 AM PT to July 27 at 10:00 AM PT. Here are some of the activities you’ll be able to enjoy during that time, and some other fun stuff that’s on the horizon:

Legendary Quests

There will be 7 Legendary Fire Festival quests in addition to your normal daily quests. Complete one Legendary quest to unlock the next one! The first six quests will each reward you with a Year of the Phoenix pack, and the last quest will grant you a Druid of the Flame Malfurion Hero skin! These quests will only be granted until 10:00 AM PT on July 27, so don’t show up too late!

The Fire Festival Returns to...