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Guide to Garrison Buildings: Herb Garden, Mine, Menagerie, Fishing Shack

Herb Garden Level 1Lunarfall Excavation / Frostwall Mines Level 3Menagerie Level 3Fishing Shack Level 3

With the Fishing Shack Level 3, you can recruit Nat Pagle as a Garrison follower, who sells cool items like Crimson Water Strider.

With the Herb Garden Level 3, you can purchase transmoggable farm equipment like Garden Hoe.

The Menagerie Level 3 has pet dailies with rewards like Sunfire Kaliri.

Outpost Building Assembly NotesGarrison Calculator, Garrison Overview, Garrison OutpostsSmall Buildings Guide (Professions)Medium Buildings Guide (including Gladiator's Sanctum and Trading Post)Large Buildings Guide (including Stables and Armory)missionsfollowersfollower abilitiesbuildings

Posted 2014/09/07 at 1:01 PM by perculia

Wowhead Weekly Episode 9, 100 Beta Key Giveaway, Site Update News

This week on Wowhead Weekly, Perculia and Olivia are giving away a huge 100 beta keys - just for commenting on this post with your favorite Warlords Guide. Find all the guides here and watch the show for more information!

Live Warlords of Draenor Q&A

Follower Missions

Robin Williams NPC

Tier 17 Loot

Warlords of Draenor Build 18816

@oliviadgrace #whweekly Garrisons being "mandatory" should I be scared or is this game becoming more and more not for me?

— Methylene (@MethyleneGaming) September 5, 2014

@oliviadgrace #whweekly are/should there be changes to group/raid drops? Will leather still drop with no leather classes in group/raid?

— Dowland Lee (@Dowearth) September 5, 2014

Posted 2014/09/06 at 12:00 PM by oliviadgrace

Warlords of Draenor Live Q&A with Blizzard Lead Game Designers, Lords of War: Grom, Follower iLvl

Tom Chilton on Follower Levels and Mission Tier AvailabilityHighmaul Raid

Blizzard

Off the top of my head, I'm really not sure what can be done to make the level 100 follower endgame more interesting.

Highmaul RaidFor the love of the Light, if we have a limited size army (the size limit makes no sense in the context of making a fortress in a savage world), can you soften the blow of people who have become attached to their followers by sending them to Stormwind for rest and relaxation, relocating them to an outpost (where they look pretty and don't do much), or something? "Dismiss" sounds very harsh and final (and makes the commander out to be a complete jerk for abandoning loyal followers to the savage enviroment).Lords of War Part Two: GromCommunity Manager Lore, Cory Stockton and Dave Kosak sit down for a Live Q&A on Warlords of DraenorCheck out all of Wowhead's Warlords of Draenor coverage for more Warlords of Draenor information!Live BlogGnomish Gearworks / Goblin Workshop Level 3N.U.K.U.L.A.R. Target PainterGnomish Gearworks / Goblin Workshop Level 3Large Garrison Buildings guidePvP in Warlords of Draenor with our guideTimeless Isle

Posted 2014/09/05 at 11:40 AM by oliviadgrace

BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, Engineering Gadgets in Warlords, Beta Class Feedback, Garrison Blueprints

Engineering in WarlordsEngineeringEngineering Works Level 1Warlords of Draenor Engineering GuideLifelike Mechanical FrostboarMechanical AxebeakMechanical ScorpidBlizzCon Virtual Tickethere

Posted 2014/09/04 at 3:13 PM by perculia

Robin Williams Genie NPC Now In-Game in Warlords of Draenor Beta

datamined several Robin Williams NPCsHaldhurRobinRobin

Posted 2014/09/04 at 11:05 AM by perculia

Wowhead's Warlords of Draenor Beta Key Giveaway: Week 9

even larger batchWe're picking this round of beta key winners on September 10th!

Posted 2014/09/03 at 6:04 PM by perculia

Hearthstone

September Hearthstone Card Back

announced

Posted 2014/09/03 at 2:22 PM by Ashelia

Hearthstone

Hearthstone References in Warlords of Draenor

Warlords of Draenor beta buildBenjamin BrodeSenior Game Designer Ben Brode

Golden Hearthstone Card: Lord Jaraxxus. . Open up a new pack of Hearthstone cards. In addition to the cloud of dust, you emote the following: "<Name> opens up a new pack of Hearthstone cards. Mmm, love that new card smell.

Winning Hand. . Show everyone that you just won a game of Hearthstone. Your character sets off fireworks and dances, and emotes "<Name> just won a game of Hearthstone!"

Hearthstone Board. . Throw down a Hearthstone board! This also plays the intro Hearthstone music and has the emote "<Name> throws down a Hearthstone board! Who's ready to play?

FX_HearthstoneIntroStinger

Posted 2014/09/03 at 9:51 AM by perculia

WoD Build 18816: Hearthstone Items, Brawler's Guild Changes, Tier 17 Loot Tables

last night's post on Build 18816 datamining and new styles for quest gearHearthstone TributesBenjamin BrodeSenior Game Designer Benjamin Brode

Winning Hand. . Show everyone that you just won a game of Hearthstone. Your character sets off fireworks and dances, and emotes "<Name> just won a game of Hearthstone!"
FX_HearthstoneVictoryStinger

Hearthstone Board. . Throw down a Hearthstone board! This also plays the intro Hearthstone music and has the emote "<Name> throws down a Hearthstone board! Who's ready to play?

FX_HearthstoneIntroStingerBrawler's Guild in WoD

There is a "new season" and everyone is back to Rank 1, even if you were at max reputation in Mists of Pandaria. All fights have been retuned for level 100.

There are level 100 versions of Brawler's Guild potions now. Brawler's Draenic Agility Potion, Brawler's Draenic Intellect Potion, Brawler's Draenic Strength Potion are potions anyone can use, and Brawler's Bottomless Draenic Agility Potion, Brawler's Bottomless Draenic Intellect Potion, and Brawler's Bottomless Draenic Strength Potion (not consumed when you use) cost and require Rank 4.

The Brassiest Knuckle is no longer sold, and in its place is Pit Fighter's Punching Ring for . This ring, unlike the MoP version, has appropriate stats for each spec.

As we've covered in our Preparing for 6.0 Guide, Brawler's Guild achievements for killing bosses before 6.0 are being moved to Legacy Feats of Strength--click here for a full list. There are new achievements for killing the level 100 versions of these bosses in Warlords of Draenor and they reward the same vanity items, titles, etc. The other achievements are not going anywhere, like Haters Gonna Hate (Season 2) and I'm Your Number One Fan (Season 2).

Get started with the Brawler's Guild with our Brawler's Guild Guide!

Tier 17 Boss Loot TablesHighmaulBlackrock Foundry

Raid Finder loot is ilvl 640 in Highmaul, ilvl 650 in Blackrock Foundry and is different than the other difficulties--the trinkets are not as overpowered, no tier gear drops, and different models.

Normal loot is ilvl 655 in Highmaul and ilvl 665 in Blackrock Foundry.

Heroic loot is ilvl 670 in Highmaul and ilvl 680 in Blackrock Foundry.

Mythic loot is ilvl 685 in Highmaul and ilvl 695 in Blackrock Foundry.

Blackrock Foundry

Kromog: Helms

Foreman Feldspar: Legs

Operator Thogar: Shoulders

Flamebender Ka'graz: Chest

Iron Maidens: Gloves

Blackhand drops tokens like Essence of the Iron Protector which presumably turn into any tier piece, similar to Garrosh Hellscream and Essence of the Cursed Protector.

Posted 2014/09/03 at 9:42 AM by perculia

WoD Build 18816: Spell Changes, Achievements, Titles, Vanity Items, Mounts, Quest Gear Models

Click here to see the latest additions including new items!Questing Gear: 3D ModelsWarlords of Draenor Armor ModelsBuild Highlights

Victory in Hillsbrad rewards the Southshore Slayer title for the Alliance and the Horde receive Tarren Mill Terror

The Last of Us, tied to your Level 3 Gladiator's Sanctum Level 3, rewards the Lord of War or Lady of War title.

Argi is a new in-game shop pet.

Taming Draenor unlocks Draenor Pet Battle daily quests.

is a new talent for Hunters.

Empire's Twilight is a reward for Mythic: Imperator's Fall

Thruk is a fishing-themed boss with Catch of the Day and Fillet of Flesh. Associated loot is Thruk's Fishing Rod, Thruk's Heavy Duty Fishing Pole, Thruk's Fillet Knife.

Iron Army Insignia: Disguise yourself as a Kor'kron Foot Soldier.(2 Hrs Cooldown)

New Battle Pet: Trunks

New Council of Exarchs reputation item: Permanent Time Bubble.

Pneumatic Pony Cannon: Fires a rideable pony up to 0 to 50 yards away.

We've previously seen other professions like Tailoring have ways to reroll secondary stats and upgrade epic gear in Warlords of Draenor. There are now similar datamined items for Inscription weapons and Engineering goggles: Unstable Linkgrease Locksprocket, Unstable Morden's Magnificent Contraption, Volatile Crystal, Unstable Weapon Crystal

Personal Voodoo Doll: Deal a blow to your worst enemy knocking them down. (10 Min Cooldown)

Training Shoes: Try out a friends footwear for 10 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)

The reward for collecting 150 toys is in! Robo-Gnomebulator transforms you into a Clockwork Gnome.

Angry Brewfest Letter: Remove your Brew of the Month membership easily now.

Hearthstone items! Winning Hand, Golden Hearthstone Card: Lord Jaraxxus, Hearthstone Board

Relic of Karabor: Teleport to Karabor, requires Council of Exarchs reputation

You'll need Cracked Draenic Mortar to get Draenic inscription pigments.

New mount items are in! Previously we've datamined the spell IDs: Bloodhoof Bull, Mottled Meadowstomper, Dusty Rockhide, Armored Irontusk, Domesticated Razorback, Great Greytusk, Sapphire Riverbeast, Mosshide Riverwallow, Shadowmane Charger, Swift Breezestrider, Breezestrider Stallion, Pale Thorngrazer, Ironside Warwolf, Sunhide Gronnling

Valor and Justice Point Costs RemovedAchievementsNew

: Discover the treasures of Frostfire Ridge.

: Defeat all of the Pet Tamers in Draenor listed below.
Reward: Quest Reward: Draenor Pet Battle Daily Quests

: Become the last gladiator standing at the Highmaul Coliseum.
Reward: Title Reward: Lord of War or Lady of War

: Discover the treasures of Draenor.

: Find more treasures in Draenor.

: Find even more treasures in Draenor.

: Win a battle in the 10th Anniversary battleground, Southshore vs. Tarren Mill.
Reward: Title Reward: Southshore Slayer

Posted 2014/09/02 at 7:05 PM by perculia

Gear Store Sale, WoD Currency Changes, 6.0 Lesser Charm Upgrades, Frostwolf Orc Reputation

Developer Q&A this FridayLore#WarlordsQA

Blizzard

This Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, Community Manager Josh “Lore” Allen sits down with Lead Game Designer Cory Stockton and Lead Narrative Designer Dave Kosak for a special Q&A where they’ll answer your questions live on Twitch.TV. They’ll be discussing topics such as the world design of Draenor, the new exciting activities you’ll be able to take part in, and a ton of information on the highly anticipated new Garrisons feature.

The event will take place this Friday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. PDT on our Twitch.TV channel. If you’ve got a question you’d like to see answered, send us a tweet using the hashtag #WarlordsQA. We’ll see you there!

Harvest Festival UpdateHonoring a HeroAnxious SpiritshardForlorn SpiritshardPeaceful SpiritshardVengeful SpiritshardHonoring a HeroBlizzard on Currency Changes and Realm FirstsGoramRipped Sandstorm CloakPolished Helm of ValorBurnished Legplates of MightUpgrades for Lesser Charms in 6.0covered it yesterday

As a couple posters have mentioned, we're planning to remove the Test of Valor step from the Legendary chain.

Regarding item upgrades, those are being converted to use Lesser Charms of Good Fortune as currency instead of Justice or Valor.

wait the gear i upgraded is reverting back to 0/4 status?

1. How many Lesser Charms will each upgrade cost? I am hoping that it isn't 1000 Lesser Charms to upgrade an item 4/4 like it is 1000 VP.
2. Is there any cap on how many times you can upgrade items with Lesser Charms in a week? I.E, if I have a toon with 17,000 charms, can I just upgrade a massive amount of items as soon as 6.0 goes live?What's going to happen to the valor vendors?

I'm going to miss having that as a fallback to get upgrades.Blizzard Gear Store End of Summer SaleBlizzard Gear StoreGurkyWhimsyshire shirtCheck it outReputation Preview: Frostwolf OrcsFrostwolf Orcsyesterday's reputation preview on the Steamwheedle Preservation SocietyWarlords of Draenor factions in the databaseRewardsBeska RedtuskWarspearFriendlyFrostwolf ElixirApexis CrystalHonored

Howl of the Frostwolf: Trinket which summons a Frostwolf to fight by your side. Costs 0 Apexis Crystal and .

Permanent Frost Essence: New vanity toy which turns you blue. Costs 0 Apexis Crystal and . To learn more about toys in Warlords of Draenor, check out our Toy Box Guide.

Revered

Bladespire Relic: This functions as an additional Hearthstone to Bladespire Fortress in Frostfire Ridge. Costs 0 Apexis Crystal and .

Contract: Karg Bloodfury: Teaches you the Garrison follower Cleric Maluuf / Karg Bloodfury. Costs 0 Apexis Crystal and .

Frostwolf Pup: Everyone's favorite item! This battle pet costs 0 Apexis Crystal and . It has the abilities Bite, Crouch, Leap, Flurry, Howl, Dazzling Dance

ExaltedSwift FrostwolfApexis CrystalFrostwolf TabardHow to Gain ReputationFrostwolf OrcsFrostwolf Orcs faction pageFrostfire RidgeTaladorEU BlizzCon Qualifiers Announcedsign-ups for the BlizzCon online qualifier are open for EU teams

Posted 2014/09/02 at 12:54 PM by oliviadgrace

Steamwheedle Preservation Society Reputation Preview, Gaze of the Black Prince Returns One Last Time

Steamwheedle Preservation SocietyGaze of the Black PrinceSteamwheedle Preservation SocietySteamwheedle Preservation SocietyRewardsGazrix GearlockMimi WizzlebubHonoredGoblin Hot PotatoRevered

Forest Sproutling: Lash, Refuge, Fist of the Forest, Club, Leech Seed, Sons of the Root

Albino River Calf: Bite, Takedown, Clobber, Water Jet, Stoneskin, Headbutt

Contract: Professor FelblastExaltedSteamwheedle Preservation SocietySteamwheedle "Preservation" Society TabardDomesticated Razorback

Posted 2014/09/01 at 1:05 PM by perculia

Garrison Outpost Guide: Zone-Wide Perks, Quests, Followers

not For our complete set of Garrison resources and guides; from basics to buildings, followers to missions, and much more, check out our Garrison Hub!

Posted 2014/08/31 at 2:42 PM by perculia

Wowhead Weekly Episode 8, Labor Day Beta Giveaway, Marketing Survey, Garrison Reputation

This week on Wowhead Weekly, Perculia and Olivia are giving away a huge 100 beta keys - just for commenting on this post over the Labor Day long weekend! Watch the show for more information!

Preparing for 6.0 - Perculia and Olivia walk you through everything that's going away in patch 6.0 and what you should get done before it appears

Proving Grounds updates: Perculia and Olivia discuss Celestalon's confirmation that Proving Grounds will scale to you, and the implications.

Wowhead's weekly beta giveaway continues, as well as the special giveaway this weekend! Leave a comment for a chance to win!

Several Database updates, including the Garrison Calculator and more Items finetuning

New Transmog Gear from Garrisons, plate set and Laughing Skulls

Blasted Lands Beta Updates - Dark Portal changes and more

3D Cape Models - improved fluidity and design

Profession updates including how to re-roll with ease and make max level items!

Hamletmassive healing calculator on his blog

@oliviadgrace #whweekly Scones or Biscuits? Also, do we have the full look from apexis crystal gear yet?

— Maggie Berry (@berrysbramble) August 29, 2014

#whweekly do u think we will get a teaser for the next WoW expansion?

— WowDad (@Torhammer6) August 29, 2014

Posted 2014/08/30 at 12:16 PM by oliviadgrace

Preparing for 6.0: Guide to Removed Mounts, Pets, Transmog Gear, Titles, Achievements

item squishtoy boxOctober 14thwhat's coming in 6.0

Posted 2014/08/28 at 12:54 PM by perculia

Warlords of Draenor™ Beta Patch Notes: August 27 and Class Blue Tweets

Warlords of Draenor Class GuidesEpicurean

Typhoon now has a range of 15 yards (down from 30 yards).

Wyvern Sting now has a 1.5 second cast time.

Silence is now available to Discipline and Shadow Priests.

Deadly Throw now requires 5 Combo Points in order to interrupt spell casting (up from 3 Combo Points).

no longer removes movement-impairing effects.

Pillar of Frost now increases Strength by 15% (down from 20%).

now increases attack speed by 20% ~~35%~~ (down from 45%), and haste by 5% (up from 0%).

Might of the Frozen Wastes now increases the damage of Obliterate by 50% (up from 40%) and melee damage by 35% (up from 30%) while wielding a two-handed weapon, and increases the damage of Frost Strike by 50% (up from 35%) while dual-wielding.

Razorice now deals 4% additional weapon damage (up from 2%), and increases Frost damage by 2% 4% per stack (down up from 3%).

now increases all damage dealt by 15% ~~20%~~, instead of increasing rune regeneration rate.

now increases your ~~critical strike chance~~, Multistrike chance, haste, and Stamina by 10% (up from 9% to Stamina only), reduces the chance for attacks to be parried by 3%, increases the damage of Death Strike by 100%, and grants 1 Runic Power per second while in combat.

Conversion no longer has an initial tick, and now costs 30 15 Runic Power/second for Blood, 10 Runic Power/second for Frost, and 20 Runic Power/second for Unholy.

Barkskin's ~~no longer provides pushback protection~~, but its cooldown has been reduced to 30 seconds.

Nature's Vigil, while active, increases single-target damage and healing caused by healing spells by 30% (up from 25%), and all single-target damage spells also heal a nearby friendly target for 40% of the damage done (up from 25%). Its healing now targets allies within 40 yards of the Druid (instead of within 40 yards of the target).

now has a 20% chance to trigger (up from a 15% chance), but now only grants 1 charge each time it triggers (down from 2 charges).

's effects have been incorporated into .

's cooldown is reset if it is dispelled.

now has a 6% chance to trigger for every 10 Focus spent (instead of a flat 30% chance). ~~has a 20% chance to trigger (down from 30%).~~

We've changed the combat rotations of each Hunter specialization (primarily through Ability Pruning) with the goal of them being a platform to build upon with talents. To facilitate this, we've modified several talents to add additional rotational depth. Hunters had many talent options which added abilities to their rotation, but most of them had quite simple usage, with little interaction with your rotation or other abilities. Now, there should be more of a variety; still some simple talents, but also some talents that create a more engaging combat rotation.
Barrage now has a 20 second cooldown (down from 30 seconds), costs 60 Focus (up from 30 Focus), and its damage has been increased by 100%.

Murder of Crows has been changed. Its duration, cost, and cooldown have been reduced by 50%. It no longer has a shorter cooldown when used on low health targets. Instead, its cooldown is reset if the target dies.

Fervor has been replaced with a new passive ability, Steady Focus.
Steady Focus increases Focus Regeneration by 50% for 10 seconds after using or Steady Shot twice in a row, or after using .

Survivalistthe chance to Multistrike by 10%Hunter

can no longer be used to heal the Mage's Water Elemental.

The Brain Freeze effect now increases Flurry's damage by 25% ~~15%~~, and can now stack up to 2 times. It also no longer triggers from the Bomb Talents, and instead has a 10% chance to trigger from casts. Each Multistrike of Frostbolt increases that cast's chance by an additional 25%. (Total of 60% on double-Multistrikes).

Combat Wisdom now triggers every 15 seconds (up from every 20 seconds), and also triggers from (for Mistweavers only), but no longer triggers from Crackling Jade Lightning.

Selfless Healer no longer causes to apply to Flash of Light. For Holy Paladins, it now increases the healing of Flash of Light on others by 35% per stack (up from 20%). For Retribution and Protection Paladins, the effect on Flash of Light remains unchanged.

Beacon of Light now has a small Mana cost.

Beacon of Light's effects have been changed and merged into baseline Beacon of Light.
Beacon of Light now causes Flash of Light and Holy Light on a Beacon of Light target to refund 40% of the spell's Mana cost instead of generating 1 Holy Power.

Shadow Word: Pain's initial damage is now considered direct damage, not periodic damage.
and are no longer able to trigger from this initial direct damage.

25%.

now grants Sinister Strike a 25% chance to generate an extra Combo Point (up from 20%) ~~deals 20% more damage~~, but no longer advances .

now causes Elemental Blast, , and damage and multistrike damage to always generate an additional charge, up to a maximum of 15. Earth Shock will consume any charges beyond 1, dealing their total damage to the enemy target.

Magma Totem's damage has been increased by 100%, and now ticks faster with Haste.

's chance to trigger has been reduced by 20%.

Searing Totem's Searing Bolt now has a 2-second cast time (up from 1.5 seconds), but casts faster with Haste, and its damage has been increased by 120% ~~65%~~.

Healthstone's cooldown will now not reset until the player leaves combat. Healing from this ability is now a flat amount (instead of a % of maximum health) and can no longer be a Critical Effect.

Haunt now increases periodic damage by 30% (down from 35%).

Mastery: has been slightly changed. It now passively increases all damage by 6% regardless of form. While in , it further increases the damage of , Chaos Wave, , Immolation Aura, and Soul Fire while by 12%.

now increases all damage by 30% (up from 20%) while using one-handed weapons.

now increases damage by 10% (down from 15%).

Protection: : Shield Slam deals 50% additional damage while Shield Block or Shield Charge is active.

We also expanded to affect all damage, not just Physical damage, and increased its duration slightly so that it can cover burst windows like Colossus Smash adequately.

Posted 2014/08/27 at 7:34 PM by perculia

Warlords of Draenor: New Transmog Gear, Garrison Calculator Updates, Tier 17 Itemsets, Blue Tweets

New Transmog GearTrading Post Level 2Sha'tari DefenseLaughing Skull Orcs

Frozen Visage of the Laughing Skull

Visage of the Laughing Skull

Golden Visage of the Laughing Skull

Bloody Visage of the Laughing Skull

Posted 2014/08/27 at 3:58 PM by perculia

Character Model Previews of Five New Models, Tom Chilton Interview

You can also check out videos of all the new Warlords of Draenor models coming in 6.0 on our YouTube Channel - subscribe to be notified of new videos!Human MaleNight Elf Male

Posted 2014/08/26 at 6:45 PM by oliviadgrace

Hearthstone

The Angry Chicken #43: Downing KT

The Angry Chickenfinal set of Naxxramas cardstheir effect on the metaGarrett's full Frostwyrm Lair review

Posted 2014/08/26 at 2:39 PM by Jerek

Wowhead's Warlords of Draenor Beta Key Giveaway: Week 8

even larger batchWe're picking this round of beta key winners on September 1st!Toy Box

Posted 2014/08/25 at 6:37 PM by perculia

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