World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies

Season of Discovery

• Blackwing Lair
  
  • Applying at least 1 affix in Blackwing Lair will now add an additional item to the loot cache. This item will be one of your faction’s 8 class trinkets.
• Druid
  
  • Feral damage 2-piece Tier 2.5 set bonus now increases Shred damage by 15% (was 20%).
  • Mangle (Bear) Threat modifier increased to 1.5x threat per damage (was 1.0x threat per damage).
  • Lacerate's impact Threat modifier decreased to 3.33x threat per damage (was 3.5x threat per damage).
  • Lacerate's damage over time Threat modifier decreased to 3.33x threat per damage (was 3.5x threat per damage).
    
    • Developers’ notes: The threat changes are intended to assist in snap threat for Tank Druids, giving more value to using Berserk on the opening of a fight while retaining the value in stacking a lacerate.
  • The following Balance Druid updates were implemented on November 19, 2024:
    
    • Improved Frenzied Regeneration can no longer be used in Moonkin Form
    • Survival Instincts can no longer be used in Moonkin Form
    • Dreamstate’s increase to Nature and Arcane damage taken, can no longer be applied to players.
    • Developers’ notes: These changes are targeted at Moonkin's frustrations in PvP encounters. They will still have an option in these slots rune-wise for PvP, albeit way less durable or bursty, in the form of Elune's Fire. Dreamstate will still provide the mana regeneration in PvP. This also made room for the talent adjustments made recently to buff up Improved Moonfire and Moonfury.

• Hunter
  
  • Ranged Hunter Tier 2.5 2-set bonus is now a 20% increase to Kill Shot damage against non-player-controlled targets.
  • Swapping to the Kill Shot rune will now correctly place it on a 12 second cooldown (was 15 seconds), adjusted for its new base cooldown.
  • Swapping off of the Kill Shot rune will now place Flanking Strike on a 12 second cooldown, and prevent the stacking of Sniper Training for 12 seconds as well.
  • Hunter Pets will now benefit from equipped gear on the Hunter that reduces the chance to be dodged or parried.
  • Swapping Rapid Killing to Lock and Load now prevents the use of Lock and Load for 60 seconds.
• Mage
  
  • The cooldown of Cold Snap has been reduced to 5 minutes (was 10 minutes).
  • Fire Mage Tier 2.5 4-piece bonus decreased to 15% (was 20%).
  • Fire Mage Ruins of Ahn'Qiraji 3-piece set bonus decreased to 15% (was 20%).
  • Living Bomb now has an additional line of text that reads: "Living Bomb benefits from all talents and effects that trigger from or modify Scorch" allowing ticks of Living Bomb and the Explosion to apply Fire Vulnerability if talented.
• Paladin
  
  • Tier 2.5 Holy Paladin set 4-set bonus has been updated – Your heals on your Beacon of Light target also heal the nearest friendly injured target for 90% as much (was 30%).

The Sky Witch Pack

Embrace the chill of winter with The Sky Witch Pack! Cloak yourself in the Sky Witch’s garb and race through the icy night on the Soaring Sky Fox skyriding mount, capturing the essence of the season’s magic.

The Sky Witch Pack includes the following items:

• Soaring Sky Fox (Skyriding Mount)
• Ensemble: Sky Witch's Attire
• Sky Witch’s Hat
• Sky Witch’s Shoulders
• Sky Witch’s Blouse
• Sky Witch’s Gloves
• Sky Witch’s Sash
• Sky Witch’s Skirt
• Sky Witch’s Boots

Offer valid for a limited time*.

*Offer valid through March 31, 2025.
Requires World of Warcraft® Subscription or Game Time
Not available in World of Warcraft® Classic games

Winter has arrived at the December Trading Post*, and while things may get frosty, you'll find a variety of transmog appearances to bring you cheer. This month, cuddle up in the Ensemble: Purple Snugglefin Murloc Romper (we look forward to your onesie parades).

Mind your Tender—while the festive season brings a multitude of merriment and cheer, the fun doesn't end there. We'll be celebrating the second anniversary of the Trading Post in February with an extension to the Reward Bar, allowing you to earn an additional 500 Trader's Tender through a variety of activities and expand your spending power on several selections—including previously released transmogs, mounts, pets, toys, and previous monthly rewards.

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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. Players can also visit the Trading Post in the capital city of Dornogal (The Foregrounds) on the Isle of Dorn, where representatives of both Tawney and Wilder and the Zen’shiri Trading Post are open for business.

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Frosty Finds for Decembrrr

Here's a snippet of what you can expect to see when you visit the December Trading Post. Make sure to visit to see the complete array of items on the vendors.

Mount

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Armor Transmog Appearances

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Weapon Transmog Appearances

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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 — Ensemble: Purple Snugglefin Murloc Romper, just in time to join the next murloc onesie march.

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Get the Burden of Unrelenting Justice Transmog Appearance Sets

Players who have earned the monthly special reward from the Trading Post twelve times will be rewarded with the achievement, “Trading Post Enthusiast” along with a new color-shifting transmog appearance — the Burden of Unrelenting Justice set— and two non-color shifting sets representing the day and night version of the color-shifting transmog appearances for a total of three sets!


The Burden of Unrelenting Justice Transmog Appearance Set includes 9 pieces: Head, Shoulder, Chest, Waist, Legs, Feet, Wrist, Hand, and Back (Cloak).

You don’t need to earn the special reward twelve times consecutively to get the achievement and the transmog sets.

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How it Works

Get Tender Every Month

At the beginning 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.

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Learn more about the Trading Post from the 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.