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Can you feel it?
The spirit world draws close during the Day of the Dead.
This is why we decorate the graves of our dearly departed with flowers and candles and offerings: To welcome them back, even if only for a time.
So come! Dance with me!
Let us cherish and honor those we have lost in their ghostly presence so that they might eat and drink and smile and know that they are loved. – Catrina

Event Details

When: November 1-3
Where: Graveyards of all Capital Cities

Don’t wait for your invitation to arrive and /dance with Catrina to take the form of a skeleton and earn the achievement Dead Man’s Party.

A little Bread of the Dead can go a long way to restoring your health, so make sure to purchase the recipe from Chapman, who can also be found in any city graveyard. He’s got a few other goodies that you can purchase to make it a truly festive holiday, so be sure to speak to him to see his wares.

You could be a contender and earn the achievement — To the Afterlife — during this holiday by defeating a contender while wearing a contender’s outfit purchased during Day of the Dead.

Contender costumes include: "Blooming Rose" Contender's Costume, "Night Demon" Contender's Costume, "Purple Phantom" Contender's Costume, "Santo's Sun" Contender's Costume, and "Snowy Owl" Contender's Costume and will add to your toy collection.

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Holiday Rewards

NEW THIS YEAR

Honor the dead both on the ground and in the air with the Cliffside Wylderdrake: Day of the Dead Armor available from Chapman, our festive Day of the Dead vendor.


While there are many items you can only get during the holiday, there are other items that fit within the spirit of the event that you can collect from Azeroth all year round:

Toys:

• Dance of the Dead [Drust Archaeology] – Summons a ghostly dancing witch.
  
• Dead Ringer [Vendor- Quartermaster Alcorn] – Call the souls of the deceased.
  
• Kalytha's Haunted Locket [Vendor- Tex Vortacoil] – Invite the spirit of Kalytha to overtake you.
  
• Spectral Visage [Drop-Horrific Apparition] – Take on a spectral visage.

And many more.

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WoW Classic

Come and honor the dearly departed in WoW Classic.

Event Details

• When: November 1–2
  
• Where: Graveyards of all Capital cities

During the Day of the Dead celebration, shed your skin when you /dance with Catrina to take the form of a skeleton and earn the Dead Man's Party achievement.

Take some Bread of the Dead with you on your adventures to restore your health in tight times. Visit Chapman in any city graveyard to purchase the recipe.

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Feliz Dia de los Muertos!

We’ve just updated our Guardians of the Dream update notes with an expanded explanation of the requirements for the forthcoming achievement Dragon Isles Pathfinder, which grants traditional flying in many Dragon Isles zones. It requires:

• Waking Hope – Complete the Waking Shores storyline.
• Ohn’a’roll – Complete the Ohn’ahran Plains storyline.
• Azure Spanner – Complete the Azure Span storyline.
• Just Don’t Ask Me to Spell It – Complete the Thaldraszus storyline.
• Embers of Neltharion – Complete the Forbidden Reach and Zaralek Cavern storylines.
• Freshscales Fifteen – Achieve renown fifteen with all major factions on the Dragon Isles: Dragonscale Expedition, Maruuk Centaur, Iskaara Tuskarr, Valdrakken Accord, Loamm Niffen, and Dream Wardens.
• Explore Zaralek Cavern – Explore Zaralek Cavern, revealing the covered areas of the world map.
• Explore the Emerald Dream – Explore the Emerald Dream, revealing the covered areas of the world map.

The Guardians of the Dream content update is coming one week from today, on November 8.

Upon further review, we’ve decided to remove the Freshscales Fifteen requirement from Dragon Isles Pathfinder. There will be no Renown level requirements.

I’ve updated the OP here, and we’re updating the Guardians of the Dream patch notes to reflect this.

Thank you for your feedback!

Since there is a problem with people bailing on mythic+ keys and going into groups and generally not wanting to cooperate. Why isn’t it a thing (or could it be a thing) to give incentive to complete a pug group without anyone leaving? Not enough to be game breaking, but enough to be desirable? Some bit of new currency that could purchase cosmetic items/pets/mounts?

There seems to be a problem that is often commented on in the forums about this topic. If folks are trolling just for funsies, why not give them a reason NOT to? Reward the desired behavior. . .more carrot. . so to speak?

Funny you should mention this. We’ve had several internal discussions about this very topic, and while there’s nothing to announce yet (and, realistically, not likely for a while), this is a concern very much on our radar. It feels a little disingenuous to say “stay tuned” because nothing is going to be immediately forthcoming, but if and when something comes of those discussions, this is your forewarning to not be surprised.

Delve into the world of dragons from before the events of World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight in this exciting prequel. A new light will shine on the story of the war of the dragons and the impact it’s had on the very future of the dragonflights.

When the world was young, all life shook before the might of Galakrond, a massive primal dragon whose hunger could not be sated. Five primal dragons rose valiantly beside the titan-forged Keeper Tyr to combat this threat. Though the fight was desperate, Galakrond fell by their teeth and talons, and they were chosen to become protectors of Azeroth. The titans gifted Nozdormu, Ysera, Alexstrasza, Malygos, and Neltharion with order magic, transforming them into the Aspects, powerful dragons with command of time, nature, life, magic, even the earth itself. Other primal dragons followed them on their path, and, imbued with the titans’ power, the dragonflights rose to shape the world and serve the Aspects.

That is the tale the dragonflights have always told . . . but it is not the whole story.

For while the Dragonqueen and her flights set to reshaping Azeroth, not all dragonkind sees order magic as a gift. Spurning the titans’ interference, a group of rebel primal dragons drink deep from the elemental powers of the planet and are reborn as the Incarnates. Led by Iridikron, the Incarnates believe that dragonkind should be subservient to no one. They foment a rebellion against the Aspects, what they are and all they stand for.

Despite the efforts of the Dragonqueen Alexstrasza and her primal friend, Vyranoth, to preserve peace, both sides slip closer to violence, as dragons are forced to choose a side or be swept up in the growing conflict. With battle lines and allegiances drawn, the war amongst dragonkind shakes the foundation of the world. Both sides realize they will have to make sacrifices to secure the future of their kind, sacrifices that will cascade through the ages.



Penned by bestselling author Courtney Alameda and published by Random House Worlds* you won’t want to miss this pitched and poignant tale of the oaths we make and the duty we have to one another.

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Get the War of the Scaleborn Audiobook



**PRH Audio · War of the Scaleborn (World of Warcraft: Dragonflight) by Courtney Alameda, Read by Wendee Lee

You can also listen to War of the Scaleborn as narrated by voice actor Wendee Lee best known by the community for her portrayal of Alexstrasza the Life-Binder in World of Warcraft.

Get it today from Penguin Random House Audio retailers, Apple, Audible, and Libro.fm.

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About the Author
Courtney Alameda is a novelist, comic book writer, and lifelong gamer. After almost fifteen years of writing professionally, there are few mediums, genres, and forms Courtney hasn’t had the chance to work in, though the novel remains her favorite. She started playing World of Warcraft in 2015 and has been a denizen of Azeroth ever since.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she now resides in the northwestern United States with her husband, one Welsh Corgi, two cats, three library rooms, and whatever monsters lurk in the rural darkness around her home.

About the Narrator
Wendee Lee is a premier voice artist and voice director with over 600 credits in games, film, live action and animation spanning over 4 decades. She is best known as the voice of femme fatale FAYE VALENTINE in COWBOY BEBOP, as well QUEEN SERENITY in SAILOR MOON, HARUHI SUZUMIYA, KIVA in MEGAS XLR, LYN & VERONICA in FIRE EMBLEM, LEONA in LEAGUE OF LEGENDS, YORUICHI in BLEACH, BLANC & WHITE HEART in NEPTUNIA, NEFRA de NILE in MONSTER HIGH, ATHENA in PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE DETECTIVE, KEI in AKIRA, BULMA in DRAGON BALL, TK in DIGIMON, and her first VO role as Bridge Bunny VANESSA LEEDS in ROBOTECH. She has cast and voice directed numerous games and other titles as well as the award winning Netflix series CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS.

She is delighted to be the narrator for this incredible work of art, and adores leading the great Braves of Dragonflight as their iconic Dragon Queen: Alexstraza.

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You can purchase now, wherever books are sold.

* Random House Worlds is an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House.

** Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from War of the Scaleborn (World of Warcraft: Dragonflight) by Courtney Alameda; Read by Wendee Lee © 2023, Courtney Alameda ℗ Penguin Random House, LLC.

The Guardians of the Dream content update becomes available the week of November 7, bringing with it a variety of updates to Dragonflight including: New Outdoor Zone: The Emerald Dream, New Raid: Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope, New Public Events: Superbloom, Emerald Frenzy, and Emerald Bounty, Dragonflight Season 3, Battleground Blitz Brawl, New World Boss: Aurostor the Hibernating, and more.

Achievements

• Flying on the Dragon Isles is now available after earning the new Dragon Isles Pathfinder achievement. Dragon Isles Pathfinder requires the following:
  
  • Waking Hope – Complete the Waking Shores storyline.
    
  • Ohn'a'roll – Complete the Ohn'ahran Plains storyline.
    
  • Azure Spanner – Complete the Azure Span storyline.
    
  • Just Don't Ask Me to Spell It – Complete the Thaldraszus storyline.
    
  • Embers of Neltharion – Complete the Forbidden Reach and Zaralek Cavern storylines.
    
  • Freshscales Fifteen – Achieve renown fifteen with all major factions on the Dragon Isles: Dragonscale Expedition, Maruuk Centaur, Iskaara Tuskarr, Valdrakken Accord, Loamm Niffen, and Dream Wardens.
    
  • Explore Zaralek Cavern – Explore Zaralek Cavern, revealing the covered areas of the world map.
    
  • Explore the Emerald Dream – Explore the Emerald Dream, revealing the covered areas of the world map.
    

Classes

• Demon Hunter
  
  • Havoc
    
    • New Talent: Demon Hide – Magical damage increased by 3%, and Physical damage taken reduced by 5%.
      
    • Fel Barrage damage reduced by 6%.
      
    • Shattered Destiny now increases demon form duration per 12 Fury spent (was 8).
      
• Rogue
  
  • Assassination
    
    • Garrote damage increased by 8%.
      
    • Rupture damage increased by 20%.
      
    • Deathmark damage increased by 13%.
      
    • Zoldyck Recipe now applies to its intended damage sources, now including: Envenom, Sepsis, and Vicious Venoms.
      
  • Subtlety
    
    • Poison and Bleed skills converted to Shadow damage via Dark Brew now correctly benefit from Veiltouched and Deeper Daggers.
      
  
  
• Shaman
  
  • Enhancement
    
    • All ability damage reduced by 3%.
      

New class armor sets and weapon sets are available for the Monk, Warlock, and Warrior in this month’s Trading Post offerings. This month’s signature item— Arsenal: Cosmic Weapons Cache—is out of this world.

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.

Ride the Final Surge to the Finish
This month, new activities are available to help players catch up on their activity bar. These events will begin one week before the end of the month.

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Here’s What’s in Stock for November

Class Armor Sets and Weapon Sets


This Month’s Bonus Reward


Complete activities to fill the bar at the top of the Traveler’s Log found in the Adventure Guide (Shift-J)^***, and you’ll receive this month’s bonus reward— Arsenal: Cosmic Weapons Cache. You’ll look sharp with these magical weapons.

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Activities

Dragonflight

Title	Description	Travel Points
Spend 100 Vigor by Dragonriding		50
Spend 1000 Vigor by Dragonriding		100
Obtain Flightstones	Gain 400 Flightstones	100
Upgrade Items Using Flightstones	Upgrade 5 Items	100
Earn Reputation Throughout the Dragon Isles	Earn 3000 Reputation	70
Eat an Epic or Legendary Community Feast	Participate in the Iskaara Tuskarr community feast to increase its rarity, then eat an epic soup!	100

Holidays and Events

World Quest Bonus Week (November 1-November 7)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete World Quests while in a Party during World Quest Bonus Week	Complete world quests while in a party.	100

Day of the Dead (November 1 - November 3)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Day of the Dead: Complete the quest The Grateful Dead	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	50
Day of the Dead: Defeat a Contender	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	100

Darkmoon Faire (November 5 - November 11)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete 1 Darkmoon Race	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	50
Complete 4 Darkmoon Races	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	100
Complete He Shoots, He Scores!	Complete the quest He Shoots, He Scores! on Darkmoon Faire Island.	50

Moonkin Festival (November 12)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete 1 Darkmoon Race	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	50
Complete 4 Darkmoon Races	Complete races at the Darkmoon Boardwalk on Darkmoon Faire Island.	100
Complete He Shoots, He Scores!	Complete the quest He Shoots, He Scores! on Darkmoon Faire Island.	50

Battleground Bonus Week (November 14 - November 21)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Win an Epic Battleground during Battleground Bonus Week	Win an Epic Battleground.	100

WoW's Anniversary (November 16 - November 30)

Title	Description	Travel Points
/cheer Leeroy Jenkins	Emote /cheer at Leeroy Jenkins in the Caverns of Time.	50
Complete Quests in a Party Under Level 20	Complete 5 quests while in a party and under level 20.	100
Launch Fireworks in Capital Cities	Launch 10 Celebration Fireworks or Fireflights in Stormwind or Orgrimmar.	50
Participate in Korrak's Revenge	Participate in the Korrak's Revenge battleground.	100
Slay Doomwalker	Kill Doomwalker in Tanaris.	100

Pilgrim's Bounty(November 19 - November 26

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete 5 Pilgrim's Bounty quests.	Complete Quests	100
Cook the listed Pilgrim's Bounty foods.	Cook All Pilgrim's Bounty Recipes	100
Shoot the listed player races with Turkey Shooters.	Cover Everyone in Turkey Feathers	100
Eat the listed foods at a Bountiful Table to gain the Spirit of Sharing.	Gain the Spirit of Sharing	50
Eat all of the foods at a Bountiful Table to gain the Spirit of Sharing in each of the zones.	Gain the Spirit of Sharing in All Dragon Isles Zones	100
Quickly kill Wild Turkeys in Elwynn Forest, Tirisfal Glades, or Ohn'ahran Plains to gain Turkey Domination while wearing a Pilgrim's Hat.	Go Turkey Hunting with a Pilgrim's Hat	150
Eat one of each of the foods listed.	Taste the Flavors of Azeroth	150

Dragonflight Dungeon Bonus Event (November 21 - November 28)

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete Heroic Dungeons with Random Players during Dragonflight Dungeon Bonus Week	Use the Dungeon Finder tool to complete heroic dungeons with random players.	150

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Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete a "Sparks of Life" Quest	Complete a "Sparks of Life" quest on the Dragon Isles.	100
Win a Battleground Under Level 70	Win 1 non-max level Battleground	100

Pet Battles

Title	Description	Travel Points
Feed Your Pet a Snack or Treat	Feed a Battle Pet a Happy Pet Snack, Pet Treat, or Lesser Pet Treat.	50
Win a PvP Pet Battle with a Turkey	Win a PvP Pet Battle with any turkey on your team.	100

Professions

Title	Description	Travel Points
Gather 50 herbs, ores, or skins on the Dragon Isles	Gather 50 herbs ores skins	50
Gather 250 herbs, ores, or skins on the Dragon Isles	Gather 250 herbs ores skins	100
Level Up Classic Cooking		100
Complete Weekly Crafting Quests	Speak to a profession trainer at the Artisan's Market in Valdrakken.	100

Dungeon and Raid

Title	Description	Travel Points
Spend 100 Vigor by Dragonriding		50
Spend 1000 Vigor by Dragonriding		100
Obtain Flightstones	Gain 400 flightstones	100
Upgrade Items Using Flightstones	Upgrade 5 Items	100
Earn Reputation Throughout the Dragon Isles	Earn 3000 Reputation	70
Eat an Epic or Legendary Community Feast	Participate in the Iskaara Tuskarr community feast to increase its rarity, then eat an epic soup!	100

Quests

Title	Description	Travel Points
Complete 10 Quests	Complete quests that grant experience.	100
Complete 25 Quests	Complete quests that grant experience.	100
Complete 50 Quests	Complete quests that grant experience.	100
Complete 2 of the listed Dragonriding World Quests		100
Complete 5 World Quests		50
Complete 10 World Quests		50
Complete 25 World Quests		100
Complete Quests while in a Party		100

Special

Title	Description	Travel Points
Gain All of the listed Buffs At Once	Collect all class buffs.	50

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How it Works

Get Tender Every Month
At the first of each month, players with an active account in good standing will receive 500 Trader’s Tender automatically every month from a chest called the Collector’s Cache. If you don’t have active game time on your account or aren’t a subscriber at the start of a new month, don’t worry. Your Tender will be awarded on the first day of the month when you do have game time or an active subscription. This will be the same amount for everyone, regardless of how you pay for your game time.

The Traveler's Log
Complete monthly activities listed in the new Traveler’s Log. Each month features a rotating, themed set of activities. These activities provide the opportunity to earn up to 500 additional Trader’s Tender. There’s only a set amount of Tender you can earn each month through completing activities, so you won’t need to complete all the ones in the log each month. You’ll be able to pick and choose from a variety of fun in-game activities to easily earn Tender. Players can choose to earn by continuing to play the game as they already do, such as completing quests, competing in battlegrounds, participating in holiday activities, and even running Mythic+ dungeons. But you can also choose to take part in activities uniquely designed for the month.

Freeze an Item
Before the month comes to an end, if you haven’t purchased that one “must-have” item yet, don’t worry. You can “freeze” an item so you can purchase it later. When you freeze an item, it will stay available month over month until it is purchased or replaced.

If this month’s offerings didn’t have the items you wanted, you can hang on to your Trader’s Tender to spend later. It won’t go anywhere, and unspent Tender will continue to accumulate each month.

What a Tender Moment
As a way of saying “Thank you” to the community for continuing to play World of Warcraft with us, we are awarding a bonus 500 Trader’s Tender to players who purchase Dragonflight and add it to their account^†. This bonus Trader’s Tender will also be rewarded retroactively to players who have already purchased Dragonflight. Players can collect this bonus Trader’s Tender from their Collector’s Cache.

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Learn more about the Trading Post in our previously published news post on the official site.

*The Trading Post feature is not available in WoW Classic titles.
**Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time
***Requires Level 10 to access the Adventure Guide.
†Bonus Trader’s Tender is granted only once per Battle.net account.