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14 Mar

3/14–Update: Heads up! This post originally stated that the next Hearthstone expansion would be announced on March 15—it will now be announced on March 17. Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll see you then!

For nearly 28 years, the Warcraft Universe has ignited imaginations across the globe through rich storytelling and expansive worlds. It has built the very foundation for World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, providing entertainment, community, and competition for millions globally.  

This year, we have a lot of exciting news in store for the heroes of Azeroth and the patrons of the Hearthstone Tavern.


Playing Your Hand in Hearthstone

To kick off the first of our announcements, on March 17, the Hearthstone development team will share details about the first of three expansions this year. Shortly after, they'll provide a deeper look into the plans for H...

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The Arena World Championship is back and kicks off with the first of four separate open cups beginning March 18-20, only on YouTube!

We’ve all been waiting patiently at spawn, and it is finally time for the arena gates to open once again. This weekend kicks off the first of four separate open cups for Europe and North America with $10,000 (USD) in weekly prizing per region. Players across Europe and North America have registered for their shot at earning enough points during these cups to join the top eight teams from each region that will advance to the Circuit, and then the Global Fina...

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12 Mar

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    Kaivax on Forums - Thread - Direct

Thanks for the feedback!

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    Linxy on Forums - Thread - Direct

Hello! Here are today’s hotfixes:

MARCH 11, 2022

Classes

  • Death Knight
    • Blood
      • (4) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where the free Heart Strike counterattack was providing more stacks of Endless Rune Waltz than intended during Dancing Rune Weapon.
  • Warlock
    • Destruction
      • (2) Set Bonus: Fixed an issue where Ritual of Ruin would cause the Infernal’s stun to be permanent.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Sepulcher of the First Ones
    • Fixed an issue that could cause doors or bridges to block progress on a reset of the zone.
    • Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener
      • Skolex will no longer use Wormhole Jaws on Raid Finder difficulty.
    • Halondrus the Reclaimer...
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    Kaivax on Forums - Thread - Direct

We’ve seen how many players are having a hard time finding groups for Castle Nathria to obtain the Legendaries from that raid.

With a hotfix that we’re implementing soon today, we’re going to provide an option for returning players and alts to get these Memories through gameplay other than the Castle Nathria raid itself.

  • Legendary Memories that were previously obtainable only from Castle Nathria can now also be purchased from Rendle, who now appears in both Castle Nathria and in Haven.

Rendle will sell the Castle Nathria Memories for the same currencies that you can currently use to buy the random legendary item Chronicle of Lost Memories (Grateful Offerings, Catalogued Research, or Soul Cinders), and also for Cosmic Flux. At the same time, the Chronicle of Lost Memories will not become available for Cosmic Flux, as we want to make sure players keep enough of that currency to begin upgrading their legendaries in Eternity’s End, and remain able to us...

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11 Mar

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    Kaivax on Forums - Thread - Direct

With scheduled weekly maintenance next week, we’re planning to make some adjustments to specs that are overperforming in PvP.

  • Mage
    • Tempest Barrier’s (Conduit) absorb value reduced by 50% in PvP combat.
    • Fire
      • Flamecannon’s (PVP Talent) buff duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 5 seconds).
      • Pyrokinesis (PVP Talent) now causes Fireball to reduce the cooldown of Combustion by 2 seconds (was 3 seconds).
      • Tinder (PVP Talent) now reduces the cast time of your next Fireball by 30% (was 50%).

In Season 3, Fire Mages have been overperforming across all skill brackets in rated PvP, and we will be reducing the power of commonly picked talents to better fit within other spec representation and performance.

Additionally, we want to address Fire survivability, as stamina has increased with item level between seasons, and the absorb from Tempest Barrier has scaled hi...

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    Linxy on Forums - Thread - Direct

Today’s hotfix update:

MARCH 10, 2022

Achievements

  • Qualified characters have been awarded the Tormented Hero: Shadowlands Season 2 achievement and title.

Classes

  • Death Knight
    • Blood
      • (2) Set Bonus: The Strength buff and Dancing Rune Weapon duration extension effects will now be correctly applied to Heart Strikes cast by the Death Knight’s Dancing Rune Weapons.
    • Unholy
      • (4) Set Bonus: Harvest Time will now be correctly applied when the target is killed by Soul Reaper.
  • Shaman
    • Enhancement
      • Lava Lash will once again refresh Flame Shock on your primary target.
      • Fixed an issue where refreshing Flame Shocks with Lava Lash would not prioritize targets with Lashing Flames in s...
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10 Mar

Shadowlands Season 3 has just begun, and Azeroth's heroes are facing Zovaal and his forces at the gates of Zereth Mortis in the latest content update, Eternity's End.

Save the date—John Hight, General Manager of Warcraft, outlines important dates for heroes of Azeroth and patrons of the Hearthstone Tavern—including a Warcraft expansion reveal on April 19, news on upcoming mobile games, and more! Detailed information can be found ...

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    Kaivax on Forums - Thread - Direct

Yes! The hotfix for this went out to all regions about 20 minutes ago.

Thanks!

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    Kaivax on Forums - Thread - Direct

Titles have just been awarded!

Tormented Heroes should gain their title upon login.