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Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know byte by byte.

Mark Your Calendars: Embers of Neltharion Goes Live May 2!

Join your allies for the continuing adventure through the Dragon Isles with our next content update. You’ll explore an all-new zone, meet new allies, discover hidden treasures, and more.

• New Zone: Zaralek Caverns – Gather your courage as you venture into this mysterious underground cavern.
• Cross-Faction Guilds: Players who have been enjoying Cross-Faction Instances now can join the same guild as their opposite-faction friends and benefit from conveniences like shared chat and guild repairs.
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The patch notes you’ve all been waiting for are finally here, including balance and system changes to Standard, Wild, Battlegrounds, and more!

General Updates

• Nemsy Necrofizzle is now the default Warlock hero.
• The March of the Lich King expansion name has been updated to April of the Lich King.
• We have an exciting new game mode coming to replace Wild! Introducing Hearthstone Mild! Only cards from The Grand Tournament and Rastakhan’s Rumble are legal.
• The “Make Bad Cards” button has been deprecated. Only good cards will be made from now on.
• We will be conducting an audit of Hearthstone accounts for mana cheating. Any unpaid mana is owed back by the end of the Hearthstone Year.
• Nemsy is now the default Shaman hero.

New Feature—Streamer Integration

Now everyone can be part of the streaming action! When you get paired ...

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April 30—Last Day for the April Trading Post!

The Trading Post vendors have updated their inventory for the month of April.  You’ll want to hop to it and add these eggcellent new items to your collection.

Visit T&W (Tawney and Wilder) just outside the Mage District in Stormwind or the Zen’shiri Trading Post next to Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar to check out all the latest items they have available.

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Following the conclusion of our One Hell of an Art Contest, we’re excited to present some of our favorite submissions from members of the Diablo IV community. Sanctuary exacts a toll from all who brave its unforgiving expanse. Some pay this tax in blood; these artists paid their tribute with pixels.

In an effort to gain early entry to the Diablo IV Open Beta, Twitter’s most intrepid individuals wrangled beasts more fearsome than Hell’s mightiest fiends: their computers’ paint programs. Wielding virtual pencils and paint buckets, each user painstakingly rendered masterworks fit to deck the...

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We have a legendary lineup this year as we prepare for the launch of Festival of Legends, just weeks away! The musicians are locking in their setlists, tuning their instruments, and practicing their choreography before the big day. There are plenty of ways for you to enjoy the pre-expansion festivities to close out this reveal season, including card reveals, theorycrafting, live music, and tons of drops!

Card Reveal Stream – March 30

The countdown begins with the Card Reveal Stream on March 30! Tune in to the official Hearthstone Twitch channel, starting at 10:00 a.m. (P...

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The Dragonflight Season 1 Arena World Championship & Mythic Dungeon International Global Finals are here! Over two weekends, celebrate the top Arena Gladiators and Dungeon Runners as they compete for their share of $600,000 (USD). Tune in live between March 31-April 9 on Twitch & YouTube!

Mythic Dungeon International 2023 Global Finals, March 31-April 2

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For those unfamiliar, Calling All Heroes is our gender-inclusivity initiative aimed at supporting members of marginalized gender-identities. You can learn more about it at ...

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Patch 25.6.2 is a data-only balance patch, launching today with several updates to Battlegrounds.

Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Updates

The following heroes will now have less Armor:

• Trade Prince Gallywix now has 7 Armor
• Patches the Pirate now has 8 Armor, or 10 Armor in high MMR lobbies
• Death Speaker Blackthorn, Deathwing, and Elise Starseeker now have 10 Armor
• Jandice Barov and Sindragosa now have 12 Armor

The following heroes will now have more Armor:

• George the Fallen now has 13 Armor
• Forest Warden Omu and Millificent Manastorm now have 14 Armor
• Ambassador Faelin, Lord Barov, Master Nguyen, Silas Darkmoon, and Tess Greymane now have 15 Armor
• N’Zoth and Ragnaros the Firelord now have 16 Armor
• Chenvaala now has 17 Armor
• Nozdormu now has 18 Armor

Buddy Upda...

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It’s almost that time again when the big Hearthstone clock in the sky counts down to a new Hearthstone year: the Year of the Wolf!

Before we sink our teeth into the Year of the Wolf, let's take a look back at the Year of the Hydra. The Year of the Hydra has been an amazing year for Hearthstone! We swam with giants in Voyage to the Sunken City, playing over 325 million Colossal minions to make big waves. We solved a murder-mystery (of sorts) in Murder at Castle Nathria, playing over 973 million Locations in our quest for clues. An...

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Prepare to journey back to the Forbidden Reach for new adventures, collect two new Heritage Armor sets for the orcs and humans, embrace a new journey as a new goblin, Lightforged draenei, or worgen Monk, and more.

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Return to the Forbidden Reach

With the defeat of Raszageth secured, a new opportunity to seek out and find answers about the dracthyr Evokers arises within the Forbidden Reach. This max-level experience introduces new bosses and objectives, additional storms, new loot, and more. Find out more about what is in store in our ...

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Ready to make memories with your friends and share magical adventures with them across Azeroth and beyond? The Recruit A Friend program is perfect for showing them the ropes. Earn the latest goblin tech with a shorter reward cadence when you recruit new players or returning players in good standing who have not had active game time on their account for the past two years.

The Recruit A Friend (RAF) program retains fan-favorite features, and it introduces a bounty of brand-new rewards. Like the previous program, you can teleport to each other with Friend-to-Friend Summoning (which works on a 30-minute cooldown)—because Azeroth is best experienced with friends at your side.

More Recruits, More Rewards

The Recruit A Friend program allows you to be linked with up to 10 friends and earn game time and other unique rewards—like mounts, pets, and more—the longer they play. Players new to WoW and veteran players who have not purchased game time o...

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Return to the Forbidden Reach, learn the Winterpelt Furbolg language, equip your Orc and Human Heritage armor, play the Monk class on any race, new class changes, and more is available in the Dragonflight 10.0.7 update on March 21.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN REACH	THE MONK CLASS EXPANDS TO NEW RACES
WINTERPELT FUR...

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Everyone's favorite alien onion, Pachimari, is back with its own in-game event! Pachimari is the cute, cuddly, and collectible plush toy which first appeared in the Hanamura arcade's crane games. Login to Overwatch 2 now and complete event challenges to earn Pachi-themed cosmetics and play in an all-new arcade game mode featuring Pachimari itself!

It's time to CATCH-A-MARI!

To kick things off for PachiMarchi, we’re bringing an all-new 3v3 “elimination-confirmed” game mode to Overwatch 2, Catch-A-Mari. Like Team Deathmatch, teams will coordinate to stay alive and defeat their opponents, but each time an opponent is eliminated, a Pachimari toy will drop from their hero. The team who got the elimination needs to collect that Pachimari in order to score a point. If an opponent grabs it first, they prevent the other team from scoring!

You'll be in a Pachi-collecting frenzy as you compete on the arena maps of Blizzard World, Kanezaka, and Downtown Busa...

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The latest Dragonflight update launches next week and takes you back to the Forbidden Reach. Celebrate the occasion with a new Twitch Drop! Watch any Dragonflight stream on Twitch.tv from March 21, 10:00 a.m. PDT until April 2, 23:59 p.m. PDT, to earn the D.I.S.C.O. (also known as a Dancer's Integrated Sonic Celebration Oscillator) toy and conjure up a dazzling spectacle that will light up the dance floor.

Eligibility

To participate, you must link your Twitch account by visiting https://account.battle.net/connections. If you have changed your password or made any changes to your Twitch or Battle.net account, you will have to relink your accounts. When you relink, there will be a 7-day cooldown before you can relink a ne...

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Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic and WoW Classic. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.

Hotfixes

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March 20, 2023

Dungeons and Raids

• Vault of the Incarnates
  • [With weekly restarts] The Hall of Fame (Alliance) for Vault of the Incarnates has now been filled with the first 100 guilds to defeat Mythic Raszageth, and with that both factions' halls have filled. Congratulations to all players who earned a spot in the annals of raiding history...

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With the refreshed Recruit A Friend program, it’s a great time to bring your friends and play in the Forbidden Reach when you save on Faction Change bundles, Character Transfer bundles, Name Change, and Race Change services*.

Faction Change Bundles

Walk a dungeon or two in the other faction’s shoes with 30% off one or three Faction Changes, and until April 3, get two additional Faction Changes for the price of six. The Faction Change item will now allow the purchase of multiple Faction Changes at one time or save some for future use.

Changing your faction also includes a free race change for your class, so you’ll fit in with your new friends when you join them on their adventures all over Azeroth.

Available Faction Change pack options...

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March 20-24: You can also earn extra for being extra. While the Trial of Style is active, completing certain activities while trotting out your best transmogs will earn you some Trader's Tender to spend at the Trading Post.

The Trading Post vendors have updated their inventory for the month of March.  We aren't lion when we say you'll leap for these new items to add to your collection.

Visit T&W (Tawney and Wilder) just outside the Mage District in Stormwind or the Zen’shiri Trading Post next to Grommash Hold in Orgrimmar to check out all the latest items they have available.

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Fierce fashionistas and dashing defenders of the Horde and Alliance, synchronize your wardrobes and prepare to do battle. The Trial of Style has arrived, and it’s time to put your transmogrification skills to the test.

Also, earn extra for being extra. While the Trial of Style is active, completing certain activities while trotting around in your best transmogs will earn you some Trader's Tender to spend at the Trading Post.

You’re Invited!

When: March 20–24
Where: Queue for the 6-player scenario at your friendly neighborhood transmog NPC.
What: Contestants will have two minutes to create transmog sets from items in their collection based on themes presented in the scenario. Two players at a time will be pulled up on stage to strike a pose and show off their creation—leaving the remaining four to vote on just who of the two has managed to capture the theme best...

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Patch 25.6, launching today, sets the stage for Hearthstone’s next expansion: Festival of Legends! The patch also brings Battlegrounds Buddies back with an updated system, new friends, and more. So grab your Buddy and your pre-purchase bundle, the show is about to begin!

Pre-Purchase Festival of Legends

Hearthstone’s next expansion, Festival of Legends, is coming this April! Azeroth’s greatest musician, E.T.C., is putting together a massive music festival, featuring the best artists in 11 different musical genres—each with its own Legendary musician minion and song spell. Grab your gear and prepare for the opening act, it’s almost time for the Festival of Legends!

Festival of Legends is jam-packed with 145 new collectible cards. You can learn more in the ...

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Announcing Festival of Legends Hearthstone’s Newest Expansion

E.T.C. is gathering the greatest musicians from all over Azeroth to put on the biggest music festival in history. From rock to hip-hop, and from metal to pop, every clas...

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