Update - Added Transmogrification Rules.

Patch 4.3 Raid Preview: Dragon Soul
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
World of Warcraft patch 4.3 will offer players the opportunity to take the fight to Wyrmrest Temple and beyond, assisting Thrall and the Dragon Aspects as they seek to bring an end to the Black Dragonflight once and for all. 10- and 25-person raids will get to take on Deathwing himself, with three levels of difficulty to consider and epic gear to claim.

Forged by Deathwing during the War of the Ancients, the Dragon Soul harnessed the power of the other dragonflights, until it was ultimately destroyed. After recovering a version of the artifact from the Caverns of Time, Thrall and the allied dragonflights now rally at Wyrmrest Temple in a desperate bid to use its might to defeat Deathwing.

Created by the titans as a sanctuary for all Dragonkind, the crumbling Wyrmrest Temple is now the final hope for the forces allied against the black dragon Neltharion, once the Earth-Warder and protector of Azeroth, now Deathwing the Destroyer. It is here that the remaining aspects -- Alexstrasza, Ysera, Nozdormu, Kalecgos, and Thrall -- have gathered to empower the Dragon Soul -- Azeroth's last chance to stop the great behemoth. As they begin to charge the Dragon Soul with energy, Deathwing and his entire army assault Wyrmrest Temple. Players must thwart the attacking forces long enough for Thrall to charge the Dragon Soul.

Before you face Deathwing the Destroyer, you must prevail against six mighty bosses.

The most powerful elemental still under Deathwing's sway, Morchok -- once a passive guardian -- is now convinced that his only respite will come with Azeroth's demise. Morchok rages against the foundation of Wyrmrest Temple, Azeroth's last beacon of hope in the Hour of Twilight.

Countless ages ago, Warlord Zon'ozz and his soldiers waged endless war against the forces of C'Thun and Yogg-Saron. Millennia have passed, but the warlord still serves the chaotic might of the Old God N'Zoth. Deathwing has now unleashed this legendary faceless one to crush the defenders of Wyrmrest Temple.


Since the fall of the Bastion of Twilight, Yor'sahj the Unsleeping has eagerly assisted Deathwing, providing the Destroyer with the means to release more faceless ones from their prisons deep beneath the earth. Their numbers are endless and their power is beyond reckoning, and Yor'sahj intends to reap a grim reward for his faithful service.


Hagara the Binder, one of the first students of arcane magic under the Forsaken, showed surprising potential for one who had started learning so late in life. But in her undisciplined attempts to bind elementals into servitude, she was ensnared and twisted by the Windlord, Al'Akir. Now fiercely loyal to the Twilight's Hammer, Hagara binds others for her elemental masters to torment.

More an abomination of dark energy than a dragon, Ultraxion has spent his short life absorbing the essence of captured nether dragons. Ultraxion is the only twilight dragon Deathwing has praised, and his arrogance is overshadowed only by the crackling energies surging through his twisted form. Loyal to his master, Ultraxion swears to bring about the fall of Wyrmrest Temple.


Though once vast in number, only a few dozen twilight dragons now remain. Astride these hardened survivors are the last vestiges of the Twilight's Hammer's army: the elite drake riders of Deathwing's personal escort. Led by the insidious Warmaster Blackhorn, they move with unholy purpose, driven to protect their dark master.


When Deathwing first channeled the Dragon Soul's power against the other dragonflights, the massive energies that he unleashed threatened to break him apart. Rather than forgo this weapon, he had adamantium plates fused to his scales to hold his body together. Later reinforced with elementium, these plates are now his weakness -- the sole vulnerability to Deathwing's lethal presence.

Your assault on the massive Deathwing will begin a battle unlike any other. It is a fight so wide-ranging and intense that it comprises two unique encounters, taking place across Azeroth. Taking to the skies, players will parachute from soaring gunships to attack the monster mid-flight and attempt to weaken him by ripping away his armor, exposing the molten flesh beneath. Should they succeed, they will plunge into the depths of Maelstrom for the final encounter.

No adventurer has yet taken on an enemy so large and dangerous and lived to tell the tale. Will you?

Transmogrification Rules
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Since we announced the transmogrification feature coming to World of Warcraft with patch 4.3, we have monitored thousands of follow-up comments, questions and suggestions from players all over the world.

What follows is our current list of rules for transmogrification. This is a set of rules that we expect to change over time, and is not intended to be 100% comprehensive, but we hope that it can be referenced to answer most questions that players currently have about what they can and cannot expect to be able to do with transmogrification.


  • The character must be able to equip both items.
  • Only uncommon (green), rare (blue) or epic (purple) items may be transmogrified. (exceptions: a select few of these items will prevented from being used to transmogrify if they are inappropriate)
  • Items must share the same armor type (examples: plate for plate, cloth for cloth)
  • Weapons must be the same weapon type (exceptions: Guns, Crossbows, or Bows)
  • Guns, Crossbows, and Bows can be used to transmogrify Guns, Crossbows, or Bows.
  • Main hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Main hand weapons.
  • Off-hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Off-hand weapons.
  • One handed weapons can be used to transmogrify a Main hand or Off-hand weapon.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it soulbound.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-refundable.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-tradable.
  • Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be transmogrified.
  • Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be used to transmogrify.
  • Legendary items cannot be transmogrified.
  • Legendary items cannot be used to transmogrify.
  • Fishing Poles cannot be transmogrified.
  • Fishing Poles cannot be used to transmogrify.
  • Mailing an item strips its transmogrification.
  • Placing an item in Void Storage strips its transmogrification.
  • Vendoring an item strips its transmogrification.
  • The displayed enchant will be that of the currently equipped item.
  • There may be individual items that are excluded from being transmogrified on the basis that they were originally added to the game as absurdities. (examples: a weapon that looks like a fish, or a chest piece that is invisible)
This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.3 Raid Preview: Dragon Soul started by Boubouille View original post
Comments 211 Comments
  1. Daedius's Avatar
    Unable to transmogify a weapon to look like a Fish [like the one you need to fish up for fishing achievement]... I am disappointed
  1. BoomChickn's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by BeerWolf View Post
    Unable to transmogify a weapon to look like a Fish [like the one you need to fish up for fishing achievement]... I am disappointed
    Looks like sandrine's invisible vest got killed too...
  1. TiredTofu's Avatar
    My big gripe is the invisible chestpiece being non-usable. I had multiple sets lined up with that.Raid info: Seems interesting. Disappointed that we'll only be seeing N'Zoth's minions. I was hoping to see him/her/it this expansion.
  1. Silver-Fox's Avatar
    Didn't think that Old Gods were opponents like the Elemental Lords.
  1. Mort459's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by RevanSparda View Post
    Wait what?? The Old Gods were fighting against themselves in the past??
    I mean, that does make sense. They're beings of chaos. Some lore sources say they enslaved the elementals and made them fight anything that moved, including each other. The implication being that it was just for the hell of it.

    OT: Freaking excited as hell for this patch. Most excited I've been for new content since... Gates of AQ maybe? And this will be way better than that in reality, since I'll actually get to do the instance!
  1. bohapjut's Avatar
    could dress up like a demon hunter (ilidan) with that invisible chestpiece
  1. Baneador's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hinky View Post
    So.... 2 Faceless, an undead, a big dragon and 3 little dragons. Where's the "unique models"?
    True, i hope this models are PlaceHolders.

    Vezax again? -_-
    Another Faceless caster, boring
    a normal Twilight dragon with particles and new texture, horrible.
    and the armored drake, meh.

    Please blizzard, make new models.
  1. Caiada's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by reauxmont View Post
    "It is here that the remaining aspects and Thrall"

    Still missing something?
    "It is here that the remaining aspects -- Alexstrasza, Ysera, Nozdormu, Kalecgos, and Thrall -- have gathered"

    That's the actual quote. It strongly implies Thrall is included in the "Aspects" category now.
  1. Syegfried's Avatar
    Is it me or theres only like 4 bosses? please dont tell me those 2 nameless dragons that are flying on the last pic are considered "Bosses"...
  1. Azgraal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Caiada View Post
    So, this kind of implies Thrall is an aspect. Huh.
    Not really, notice that when they state the aspecs they sepparate each one with a comma, but when they mention Thrall they use a comma and "and", which is a bit reduntant, used when you finished enumerating a list of nouns and continued with another subject. so no, i dont think that is evidence of thrall being an aspect.

    Plus, remember when metzen a couple weeks ago said on tweeter "Horde, your warchief is coming back."
  1. bohapjut's Avatar
    pretty sure they're placeholders... 4.3 is still a ways away, not even on PTR yet

    remember Marrowgar's old model anyone?
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_daJvL0lhAh...arrowgarv1.jpg
  1. Caiada's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Migas11 View Post
    Not really, notice that when they state the aspecs they sepparate each one with a comma, but when they mention Thrall they use a comma and "and", which is a bit reduntant, used when you finished enumerating a list of nouns and continued with another subject. so no, i dont think that is evidence of thrall being an aspect.

    Plus, remember when metzen a couple weeks ago said on tweeter "Horde, your warchief is coming back."
    But they don't close the hyphens started after the word Aspects until after Thrall. I'm doubting it, but it's what's implied by what they wrote.
  1. Ausr's Avatar
    For the people whining about models... Honestly, what form or new mob will now suddenly appear that we haven't already seen in game?
  1. RollTide's Avatar
    Only counting 5 bosses. Chromatus could still make an appearance....Unless I'm totally missing something and can't count.

    Blah. Never mind. Totally missed the boss tucked into the part about drake riders.
  1. Gavan's Avatar
    No legendaries.... I swear to god they've got a couple of managers and devs that are just holy hell against fun.
  1. -Ethos-'s Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Syegfried View Post
    Is it me or theres only like 4 bosses? please dont tell me those 2 nameless dragons that are flying on the last pic are considered "Bosses"...
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    Before you face Deathwing the Destroyer, you must prevail against six mighty bosses.
    Morchok and Hagara the Binder dont have pictures attatched to them, probably because theyve not been modeled yet or are just incomplete.
  1. xskarma's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Caiada View Post
    So, this kind of implies Thrall is an aspect. Huh.
    Specifically stated in the book Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects that he is not and will not be an Aspect, could never be one.
  1. CrosbyForMVP's Avatar
    I still don't understand the reasoning behind not allowing Legendaries right off the bat. Makes no sense to me. If they're going to be added in the future, why not just implement them now?
  1. Azgraal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Caiada View Post
    But they don't close the hyphens started after the word Aspects until after Thrall. I'm doubting it, but it's what's implied by what they wrote.
    this is the actual line:

    "It is here that the remaining aspects -- Alexstrasza, Ysera, Nozdormu, Kalecgos, and Thrall -- have gathered to empower the Dragon Soul -- Azeroth's last chance to stop the great behemoth."

    In my opinion, they included thrall in the same hyphens to say that he, alongside with the dragons, is gatheres to empower the dragon soul (on his role of azeroth's shaman). That is why they useb both comma and "and".

    But hey, i could be wrong, Thrall can really become an aspect. Its blizzard, its not unlike of them to do crazy thinks. Its just not too likely.
  1. mmoc5290037f67's Avatar
    Few of those are placeholders, if not all. On the topic, i am realy excited about this patch. Lets see if it delivers.

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