Shadowlands Now Live - Shadowlands Global Launch Survival Guide & Giveaway

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Shadowlands: A Chilling SummonsShadowlands: A Chilling SummonsCovenantClass-Specific Covenant AbilityCovenant Signature AbilityCovenant AbilitiesSoulbindsTransmogStory and Lore8 new dungeonsDungeon Covenant BonusCovenant CallingsStygiaVe'nari ReputationTorghast, Tower of the DamnedSoul Ashcraft LegendariesDecember 8thCastle NathriaMythic+Pridefulclient uploadssite discordgift them

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Korea (KST)

ANZ (AEDT)

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The Pre-Patch event will no longer be available. If you want Accursed Keepsake, Anti-Doom Broom, Papa's Mint Condition Bag or Putrid Geist you should get them now!

Convert any remaining Titan Residuum into Gold using a macro.

Clear out your Quest Log and Inventory, and stockpile any Consumbles or Items that will help you level. We have some recommendations on what to have ready in our way to increase movement speed article will be useful.

Read up on some Tips and Tricks for the Maw to get ahead of the pack.

Choose your talents, gear and legendaries for leveling. If you can find a group to level with it's generally faster!

Update your Addons. We have a Best Addon Manager Guide to help you!

Plan what you're going to do at level 60! Check out all the item levels of Shadowlands in our Item Level Guide.

Shadowlands: A Chilling SummonsShadowlands: A Chilling SummonsStormwind KeepGrommash Hold in Orgrimmar

It appears that this quest can be pushed into your quest log from anywhere, which means that you may want to park your character in front of Stormwind Keep or Grommash Hold while waiting for the expansion to launch.
Disclaimer: This has not been confirmed by Blizzard and this is based off some tests on the Beta realms. The quest is auto pushed to your quest log when you log in at any location. It is also pushed to your quest log when you relog. If, for whatever reason, the quest is not pushed to your quest log after a relog and the expansion has launched, you will probably have to head to Stormwind City / Orgrimmar where you will be given the quest.

Log on earlystarting earlyIn order to continue to progress at level 60 and choose your Covenant, you will also need to complete the Campaign quests.

Bastion: Level 53

Maldraxxus: Level 55

Ardenweald: Level 58

Revendreth: Level 60

Bastion: Kyrian Covenant Abilities

Maldraxxus: Necrolord Covenant Abilities

Ardenweald: Night Fae Covenant Abilities

Revendreth: Venthyr Covenant Abilities

Covenant Class and Signature Abilities

Soulbinds

Armor Transmog (Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, Venthyr)

Weapon Transmog (Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, Venthyr)

Mounts

Story and Lore (Kyrian, Necrolord, Night Fae, Venthyr)

Best Covenant for All Specs Guide

Blood DKFrost DKUnholy DK

Havoc DHVengeance DH

Balance DruidFeral DruidGuardian DruidRestoration Druid

Devastation EvokerPreservation Evoker

Beast Mastery HunterMarksmanship HunterSurvival Hunter

Arcane MageFire MageFrost Mage

Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkWindwalker Monk

Holy PaladinProtection PaladinRetribution Paladin

Discipline PriestHoly PriestShadow Priest

Assassination RogueOutlaw RogueSubtlety Rogue

Elemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanRestoration Shaman

Affliction WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction Warlock

Arms WarriorFury WarriorProtection Warrior

Note: Portions of this Campaign will require Torghast which is locked until the Weekly Reset on November 24th (NA) / November 25th (EU).RenownRenown 4Torghast will only open after the first weekly reset on November 24th (NA) / 25th (EU).Soul Ashmake sure to loot the last boss on Floor 6Item LevelsSoul AshSoul Ash

Rank

Item Level

Soul Ash Required

Rank 1

190

1250 Soul Ash

Rank 2

210

2000 Soul Ash

Rank 3

225

3200 Soul Ash

Rank 4

235

5150 Soul Ash

Memory of the Runecarver

A Base Item of the appropriate level and slot type

2 Different Stat Missives (crafted by Scribes)

An amount of Soul Ash

Blood DKFrost DKUnholy DK

Havoc DHVengeance DH

Guardian DruidFeral DruidBalance DruidRestoration Druid

Beast Mastery HunterMarksmanship HunterSurvival Hunter

Arcane MageFire MageFrost Mage

Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkWindwalker Monk

Holy PaladinProtection PaladinRetribution Paladin

Discipline PriestHoly PriestShadow Priest

Assassination RogueOutlaw RogueSubtlety Rogue

Elemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanRestoration Shaman

Affliction WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction Warlock

Arms WarriorFury WarriorProtection Warrior

Blacksmithing (Plate) - Shadowghast

Leatherworking (Mail) - Boneshatter

Leatherworking (Leather) - Umbrahide

Tailoring (Cloth) - Grim-Veiled

Jewelcrafting (Necks/Rings) - Shadowghast

Rank 1Item Level 190 LegendaryUnfortunately, it seems that the experience gained for craft one base item type does NOT carry over to the experience gained from crafting another item type.

Rank (iLevel)

XP Per Combine

Total XP for Next Rank

Rank 1 (190)

Rank 2 (210)

150

Rank 3 (225)

225

Rank 4 (235)

15Shadowlands Dungeon Overview

Normal Dungeons drops Item Level 158 gear at Level 60.

Heroic Dungeons drops Item Level 171 gear.

Mythic Dungeons drops Item Level 184 gear.

Mythic 0s will open with the first Weekly Reset -- November 24th on US Realms and November 25th on EU Realms.

De Other Side

Halls of Atonement

Mists of Tirna Scithe

Honorupgrade systemHonor

Rank

Item Level

Renown Requirement

158

None

164

None

171

None

177

184

190

197

StygiaUnbound Reality FragmentSpatial Realignment ApparatusThe Eye of the JailerThe only way to lower your Eye of the Jailer threat levels is with the daily reset, which will reset your threat levels back to 0

Tier 1: Eye of the Jailer: Soul Beacon - Soulseekers are now hostile to you.

Tier 2: Eye of the Jailer: Soul Surge - Towers will periodically attack your location, damaging you and chaining you in place.

Tier 3: Eye of the Jailer: Hunted - The Jailer will periodically send assassins after you.

Tier 4: Eye of the Jailer: Winged Abductors - Stygian Abductors now seek your demise.

Tier 5: Immediate Extermination - Your healing taken is increasingly reduced. When your healing taken reaches -100%, you suffer Shadow damage until you die.

Renown levelsRenown 10Renown 16Renown 29

The Ascended of Bastion

The Undying Army of Maldraxxus

The Wild Hunt of Ardenweald

Court of Harvesters of Revendreth

Reputation

Item Level

Honored

164

Revered

181

Exalted

200

Conduit Rank

Item Level

145

158

171

184

200

213

226

December 8th (NA) / December 9th (EU)

Valinor, the Light of Eons (Bastion) - Memory of Archbishop Benedictus, Memory of the Final Verdict, Memory of the Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence

Mortanis (Maldraxxus) - Memory of a Guile Charm, Memory of Fujieda, Memory of Keefer

Oranomonos the Everbranching (Ardenweald) - Memory of a Fevered Incantation, Memory of Surging Shots, Memory of the Verdant Infusion

Nurgash Muckformed (Revendreth) - Memory of a Frenzied Monstrosity, Memory of an Erratic Fel Core, Memory of Azj'Aqir's Madness

PridefulInspiringSpitefulStormingTeemingSkittish

Keystone Level

End of Dungeon

Weekly Great Vault

Mythic 2

187

200

Mythic 3

190

203

Mythic 4

194

207

Mythic 5

194

210

Mythic 6

197

210

Mythic 7

200

213

Mythic 8

200

216

Mythic 9

200

216

Mythic 10

207

220

Mythic 11

207

220

Mythic 12

207

223

Mythic 13

207

223

Mythic 14

207

226

Mythic 15

210

226

December 8th (NA) / December 9th (EU)7 item levels higher

Difficulty

First 8 Bosses Item Level

Last 2 Bosses Item Level

LFR

187

194

Normal

200

207

Heroic

213

220

Mythic

226

233

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Stone Legion Generals

Sire Denathrius

December 8th (NA) / December 9th (EU)The Great VaultNote: You will only ever get one item per week. Completing additional objectives only increases the number of choices from which you can select your one piece.

Raids

Mythic+ Dungeons

PvP

Defeat 3 Raid Bosses
Defeat 7 Raid Bosses
Defeat 10 Raid Bosses

Complete 1 Mythic Dungeon
Complete 4 Mythic Dungeons
Complete 10 Mythic Dungeons

Earn 1250 Honor Points from Rated PvP
Earn 2500 Honor Points from Rated PvP
Earn 6250 Honor Points from Rated PvP

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Comment by AlthieaVery nice update thank youComment by rahire9Change the dates for Castle Nathria and pvp season 1. shows as september presently.Comment by akaRavenGoing to bookmark this to be open for like the next 6 months on my second monitor.Comment by FlyingToasterNovember 24th @ 23:00 GMT on EU realms. is incorrect. It's November 24th 00:00 GMT for Europe, which means English launch is one hour earlier on November 23, not 24.

Edit:Got fixed the moment I pressed submit, aight Lightning McQueen you got meComment by cordell9Wow (pun intended), this was the best comprehensive guide I have seen, I want to just say THANKS to the entire wowhead staff for all the articles, and guides, and info leading up to Shadowlands. I know there was a lot of negativity in the comments about "why are you showing this again" or "this isn't news" etc. Please ignore that, not everyone logs on to this website everyday and if I wasn't interested I simply didn't click on it. Also, there are very few websites with this level of coverage and detail.

Thank you!

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have fun in shadowlands everyoneComment by kajlesMost important tip of launch!
Every show begins with lag fest, long/broken que times, camping/looting/getting mobs-quest items, trolling with quest givers, overpopulated starting areas, . . . .

So bring patience, great attitude, don't be a jerk and have fun. Comment by KhabalExpect the log in servers to be slow and there to be server queues.

Truer words have never been written.Comment by KrunklockYou have the raid listed as opening on September 8th, btw.Comment by instigOne thing I'm confused about is the Maw.

We know 100% of rep and Stygia won't be there at the Maw from rares and events.

But, what about the daily/weekly quests for the Maw? Will they still be there on launch? Or will they only be added after reset?Comment by HonorbringerAccording to the Global Release Time Map, Ankara moved to Istanbul, nice.Comment by darkness2kThanks for the giveaway. Always appreciative of what you do here.Comment by DescentiaSo...I'm really sorry for my ignorance, but every time I read anything about Torghast, it's always stating a "rogue-like scenario". What in the world are they talking about? Will we all stealth from mob to mob or section to section, no matter what our class? I've never played a rogue-specific scenario. What exactly does that wording imply?Comment by buscavaHey WoWhead team you guys have done an absolute banger of a job covering the ShL alpha and beta cycle. Top notch. Thank you so much for your hard work!Comment by cordell9So...I'm really sorry for my ignorance, but every time I read anything about Torghast, it's always stating a "rogue-like scenario". What in the world are they talking about? Will we all stealth from mob to mob or section to section, no matter what our class? I've never played a rogue-specific scenario. What exactly does that wording imply?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike#:~:text=4%20Community-Comment by TellisdonSo...I'm really sorry for my ignorance, but every time I read anything about Torghast, it's always stating a "rogue-like scenario". What in the world are they talking about? Will we all stealth from mob to mob or section to section, no matter what our class? I've never played a rogue-specific scenario. What exactly does that wording imply?Comment by bigitySo what does unrated PvP/World PvP Quests get you? Apparently nothing as far as chests go, do you get honor at least to upgrade items?Comment by kthallusI love that chair even though the chance is slim to win I have my fingers crossed it would look so good in my roomComment by Mitsukiii only need game timeeeeeComment by DescentiaOh my gosh, I had no idea!

Thank you for the reply!Comment by DescentiaSo...I'm really sorry for my ignorance, but every time I read anything about Torghast, it's always stating a "rogue-like scenario". What in the world are they talking about? Will we all stealth from mob to mob or section to section, no matter what our class? I've never played a rogue-specific scenario. What exactly does that wording imply?